Das Talent des Genesis Potini

Originaltitel: The Dark Horse

2014
12
2 Std. 4 Min.

IMDb-BEWERTUNG

7,4/10

6660

IHRE BEWERTUNG

Cliff Curtis in Das Talent des Genesis Potini (2014)

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29 Videos

15 Fotos

Biography Drama

Ein genialer, jedoch unter einer bipolaren Störung leidender Schachmeister aus Neuseeland findet eine neue Lebensaufgabe, indem er benachteiligten Kindern die Regeln des Schachs und des Lebe... Alles lesenEin genialer, jedoch unter einer bipolaren Störung leidender Schachmeister aus Neuseeland findet eine neue Lebensaufgabe, indem er benachteiligten Kindern die Regeln des Schachs und des Lebens lehrt.Ein genialer, jedoch unter einer bipolaren Störung leidender Schachmeister aus Neuseeland findet eine neue Lebensaufgabe, indem er benachteiligten Kindern die Regeln des Schachs und des Lebens lehrt.

Siehe Produktionsinformationen bei IMDbPro

IMDb-BEWERTUNG

7,4/10

6660

IHRE BEWERTUNG

Siehe Produktionsinformationen bei IMDbPro

Auszeichnungen
- 26 Gewinne & 16 Nominierungen insgesamt

Wissenswertes
Actor Wayne Hapi who played "Ariki" had no previous acting experience before his debut in 'The Dark Horse', however as an ex gang-member he did have direct experience with the film's content. Wayne applied for an audition via email after Casting Director Yvette Reid placed a job listing at WINZ "seeking Maori Men aged 50-65yrs, tattoos and criminal records welcome!". Wayne was honoured with a nomination for Best Supporting Actor at the 2014 New Zealand Film awards.

Patzer
In a chess lesson, Genesis identifies the square c4 as "the Spanish square" and b5 as "the Italian square." These are the squares to which white moves the king's bishop on the third move of the Giuoco Piano, or Italian Game, and the Ruy Lopez, or Spanish Game, respectively; he's got them backward.

Zitate
Genesis: Burn the school down!

Verbindungen
Referenced in Talking Dead: Fear the Walking Dead (2015)

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8/10

Sensational engaging story, worth watching every second of it .. bravo NZ ;)

WoW, what a sensational powerful story .. the plot is engaging and growing perfectly with so much heightened emotions. the script looks tight and connected and for a young man as James Napier Robertson to be writing and directing such a masterpiece is really outstanding.,. with many intense scenes distributed in balance over the two hours.

Honestly, this project turned out to be so much better than i expected , when i thought it was all produced in New Zealand which i can't recall i'v ever watched a movie of sorts. but they've really got so much potentials could even compete Hollywood. yeah i had a bit of trouble understanding some sentences because they really speak in a vague intriguing fast way but i managed it and understood it all and i surely felt the story to its end.

As for the cast,, i love Cliff Curtis , he is one of few from outside of the states who were able to shine and make a solid name for themselves in the film industry ,, so bravo for him.. as for the other members ,, the kids performance was commendable as for the others.

The only thing which you might agree or you might not , is see the production was spot on and perfect but i kinda started thinking what if it's been produced and directed in Hollywood !! would it overpower the level of Foxcatcher which i think it was one of the best Biography/Drama last year !! but again it doesn't mean here as is it wasn't good because it went perfectly.

Stamp recommended ;)