Overview:
One-time Maori speed-chess champ, Genesis Potini, lives with a bi-polar disorder and must overcome prejudice and violence in the battle to save his struggling chess club, his family and ultimately, himself.| Status: | Released (2014-07-17) |
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| Awards: | 26 wins & 16 nominations total |
| BoxOffice: | $67,533 |
| Screen: | James Napier Robertson |
| Productions: | Four Knights Film |
| Production Countries: | New Zealand |
| Spoken Languages: | English |
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Casts
- 7248: Cliff Curtis - Genesis
- 122765: James Rolleston - Mana
- 76854: Kirk Torrance - Noble
- 1292097: Sia Trokenheim - Nurse
- 17357: Andrew Grainger - Clive
- 73884: Xavier Horan - Jedi
- 1123897: Roseanne Liang - Nurse
Crews
- 1226684: James Napier Robertson - Writer - Writing
- 1220604: Tom Hern - Producer - Production
- 202455: Peter Roberts - Editor - Editing
- 1226684: James Napier Robertson - Co-Producer - Production
- 1107544: Jim Marbrook - Co-Producer - Production
- 1226684: James Napier Robertson - Director - Directing
- 1330358: Kathleen Thomas - Script Supervisor - Directing
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> Something positive to focus on. It is considered as one of the best Kiwi films ever. Inspired by a real person with the severe bipolar disorder. The story centres on the character Genesis Potini, a chess prodigy. Despite his mental issue, he forms a chess club called the Eastern ....
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