The Dark Horse 2014 123movies

Watch: The Dark Horse 2014 123movies, Full Movie Online – A brilliant but troubled New Zealand chess champion finds purpose by teaching underprivileged children about the rules of chess and life..
Plot: 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.
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Ratings:

	7.4/10 Votes: 6,324
	97% | RottenTomatoes
	77/100 | MetaCritic
	N/A Votes: 109 Popularity: 7.695 | TMDB

Reviews:

A stunning, beautiful triumph of New Zealand film
I had the chance to see this film on the opening night of the 2014 New Zealand International Film Festival. The advance reviews from critics had been so unanimously high that I went in with pretty strong expectations, which can easily backfire when a film is unable to live up to the hype. I really thought that might be the case with this.

But, literally, from the first frame of this incredible film (which silenced everyone around me, it’s such a stunning opening shot), I forgot all of that, and became completely utterly wonderfully immersed in the story and performances and everything that unraveled before my eyes over the next two hours.

The way that this film deals with chess, Maori mythology, mental illness, gangs, kids… and weaves them all together, is just so compelling. The way that it moves from tragedy to comedy, without it ever feeling forced… the performances from people that apparently have never acted before in their lives… It’s really hard to believe and so impressive.

The reaction around me was also hard to believe. Throughout the film, people all over the theatre (myself included) were literally laughing, crying, applauding, gasping, cheering, weeping… And then at the end after the ENTIRE credits had rolled without anyone moving, there was a standing ovation from the ENTIRE audience – almost 2,500 people! Incredible. I haven’t been part of something quite like that before.

The emotion of this film is so powerful, the craft on display is so strong, the directing, writing, acting, music, cinematography. Just sublime. I really was floored.

The person I attended with told me after wards they thought this could be the greatest NZ film they’ve ever seen. I recently heard the National Radio Review say a similar thing when they were reviewing it.

I would have to agree.

Simply stunning. 10/10.

A stunning, beautiful triumph of New Zealand film
I had the chance to see this film on the opening night of the 2014 New Zealand International Film Festival. The advance reviews from critics had been so unanimously high that I went in with pretty strong expectations, which can easily backfire when a film is unable to live up to the hype. I really thought that might be the case with this.

But, literally, from the first frame of this incredible film (which silenced everyone around me, it’s such a stunning opening shot), I forgot all of that, and became completely utterly wonderfully immersed in the story and performances and everything that unraveled before my eyes over the next two hours.

The way that this film deals with chess, Maori mythology, mental illness, gangs, kids… and weaves them all together, is just so compelling. The way that it moves from tragedy to comedy, without it ever feeling forced… the performances from people that apparently have never acted before in their lives… It’s really hard to believe and so impressive.

The reaction around me was also hard to believe. Throughout the film, people all over the theatre (myself included) were literally laughing, crying, applauding, gasping, cheering, weeping… And then at the end after the ENTIRE credits had rolled without anyone moving, there was a standing ovation from the ENTIRE audience – almost 2,500 people! Incredible. I haven’t been part of something quite like that before.

The emotion of this film is so powerful, the craft on display is so strong, the directing, writing, acting, music, cinematography. Just sublime. I really was floored.

The person I attended with told me after wards they thought this could be the greatest NZ film they’ve ever seen. I recently heard the National Radio Review say a similar thing when they were reviewing it.

I would have to agree.

Simply stunning. 10/10.

Other Information:

Original Language en
Runtime 2 hr 4 min (124 min)
Budget 0
Revenue 0
Status Released
Rated R
Genre Biography, Drama
Director James Napier Robertson
Writer James Napier Robertson
Actors Cliff Curtis, James Rolleston, Kirk Torrance
Country New Zealand
Awards 26 wins & 15 nominations
Production Company N/A
Website N/A

Technical Information:

Sound Mix N/A
Aspect Ratio 2.39 : 1
Camera Sony CineAlta F65, Hawk C-Series and Zeiss Ultra Prime Lenses
Laboratory Park Road Post, Wellington, New Zealand
Film Length N/A
Negative Format SRMemory
Cinematographic Process Digital Intermediate (2K) (master format), F65 RAW (4K) (source format), Hawk Scope (anamorphic) (source format)
Printed Film Format D-Cinema