Dark horse offers a thoroughly crowdpleasing look at an incredible and inspirational reallife story that will thrill equine enthusiasts and novices alike. The sony pictures classics release, a 2015 sundance film festival winner. Set in a former mining village in wales, dark horse is the inspirational true story of a group of friends. The incredible true story of dream alliance is a 2015 documentary directed by. This is the first film that ive seen in my short time ushering at the edinburgh filmhouse. The dark horse a film about chess and mental health and. If you want to watch some formula slop about a troubled teenage girl and a troubled horse saving each other, youre gonna be disappointed. Watch the official trailer for the dark horse starring cliff curtis, james rolleston, and kirk torrence. It looks like things may be about to change tho, when he meets a pretty neurotic named marie maybe this dark horse might win the race after all, or at least help us have a few laughs. A brilliant but troubled new zealand chess champion finds purpose by teaching underprivileged children about the rules of chess and life. If you want a lifetime movie about a single mother returning to dressage for the sake of her children, this also is not the movie for you. Jan had successfully bred dogs and birds and believed she could do the same with a different animal though she knew nothing about racing and had never been on a horse.
Dark horse offers a thoroughly crowdpleasing look at an incredible and inspirational reallife story that. Jul 07, 2015 in an earlier arrangement, umbrella academy was in development as a film at universal pictures. The lead actor is terrific, selma blair is great as usual, but donna murphy absolutely steals the show. Harrow county emmy has always known that the deep, dark woods surrounding her home crawled.
In 2015, the documentary film dark horse told the story of dream alliance and his owners. Reviewed at palm springs film festival world cinema now, jan. Nov 08, 2016 an inspirational and lifeaffirming ragstoriches true story of a barmaid who bred a champion racehorse. Occasionally poignant, it shows real people on screen like very few films ever do. Dark horse offers a thoroughly crowdpleasing look at an incredible and.
Joyous dark horse tells of a thoroughbred, its owners. The dark horse is a 2014 new zealand drama film written and directed by james napier robertson and starring cliff curtis and james rolleston. While the film not to be confused, incidentally, with the recent new zealand drama the dark horse has an abundance of quirky, colorful british types, two stand out in particularone human, one equine. The film won the big audience award in the world cinema documentary category at the 2015 sundance film festival, and we featured the first trailer for this earlier in.
This is a great uplifting film rare to see these days and a lovely contrast to seeing actors. Apr, 2015 the dark horse, is a new zealand film, which tells the true story of genesis potini, a little known new zealand hero and chess champion. The true story of an unlikely champion racehorse dark horse. The incredible true story of dream alliance, louise osmond, louise osmond, dark horse 2015. It won the audience award in the world cinema documentary competition at the 2015 sundance film festival. Set in a former mining village in wales, dark horse is the inspirational true story of a group of friends from a working mens club who deci. An interesting, if very conventionally told, doc about the working class rising up through their bond over a horse. The true story of an unlikely champion racehorse dark horse film4 trailer. The incredible true story of dream alliance on imdb this article about a sportsrelated documentary film is a stub. It tells of his struggle against his own mental illness and his attempts to help poor maori teenagers through teaching them. New trailer for sundance audience awardwinning doc dark horse. Set in a former mining village in wales, dark horse is the inspirational true story of a group of friends from a.
Set in a former mining village in wales, dark horse is the inspirational true story of a group of friends from a working mens club who decide to take on the elite sport of kings and breed themselves a racehorse. An inspirational and lifeaffirming ragstoriches true story of a barmaid who bred a champion racehorse. The dark horse a stunning yet subtle cliff curtis performance, an inspirational true story and a lively directorial touch make for a winning combination. Whats the story set in a former mining village in wales, dark horse is the inspirational true story of a group of friends from a working mens club who decide to take on the elite sport of kings and breed themselves a racehorse. The incredible true story of dream alliance wikipedia. Louise osmond, louise osmond, dark horse 2015 dark horse.
That film won the world cinema audience award at the sundance film festival. The incredible true story of dream alliance, louise osmond, louise osmond, dark horse 2015 dark horse. Genesis potini is the center of the dark horse, his nickname in the chess world and the film is as much a character study as anything else. In an earlier arrangement, umbrella academy was in development as a film at universal pictures. The film tells a story of a female bartender, jan vokes, who develops a syndicate of buying a racehorse. Trailer released for new movie telling the story of dream. The incredible true story of dream alliance is a 2015. Nursed back to health by the love of his owners, for whom he. With cliff curtis, james rolleston, kirk torrance, james napier robertson.
What makes the movie unique is the background setting. Watch an unseen film and practice writing in both styles. Cliff curtis deserves to be on the international stage for his performance in this film. The incredible true story of dream alliance won the audience award in the world cinema documentary competition at the sundance film festival in 2015. The incredible true story of dream alliance, dark horse 2015, dark horse. The sport of kings it might be but, as dark horse winner of the world cinema documentary audience award at the sundance film festival so eloquently illustrates, each. May 19, 2016 joyous dark horse tells of a thoroughbred, its owners. Financial analysis of dark horse 2015 including budget, domestic and international box office gross, dvd and bluray sales reports, total earnings and profitability. Four years in the making, the dark horse adapts the reallife experience of maori chess champion genesis potini as he attempts to train a group of youth despite harboring bipolar disorder. Practice writing descriptions and analysis using your choice of shots from the film the dark horse. Dark horse official trailer 1 2016 documentary hd youtube.
Information on the dark horse film when it comes to watching a movie of intrigue and thrill, the dark horse is worth consideration. It tells of his struggle against his own mental illness and his attempts to help poor maori teenagers through teaching them to play chess. Louise osmonds dark horse, an account of impecunious welsh villagers who team up to sponsor a race horse that surprises everyone by turning out a winner, has all the elements of crowdpleasing britflicks such as the full monty, billy elliott and pride. The dark horse 2015, directed by james napier robertson. Dark horse comics is the thirdlargest comics publisher in the u. Dark horse, the latest film by writerdirector todd solondz is in theaters this summer.
However, the filmmaker doesnt delve into the brutality of horse racing and avoids critiquing it at all costs, which is a real shame, considering that the documentary could have been made. He is a bit of a clown still stuck in his teens for the most part, he works for his dad and lives with his parents. The documentary style format using extensive personal interviews while insightful and sometimes quite humorous seemed to slow the pacing of the movie at times. Dec 02, 2015 dark horse official trailer 1 2015 documentary hd an inspirational true story of a group of friends from a working mens club who decide to take on the elite sport of kings and breed. Audience award narrative feature, 2015 san francisco international film festival best picture, 2014 new zealand film awards. The dark horse, is a new zealand film, which tells the true story of genesis potini, a little known new zealand hero and chess champion. Dark horse tells the larger than life true story of how a barmaid in a former mining village in south wales bred a racehorse on her allotment that went on to become a champion. This documentary was emotional to watch, as working class people invest in a racehorse that they love like family.
Dec 02, 2015 the film won the big audience award in the world cinema documentary category at the 2015 sundance film festival, and we featured the first trailer for this earlier in the year. Dark horse official trailer 1 2015 documentary hd an inspirational true story of a group of friends from a working mens club who decide to take on the elite sport of kings and breed. British independent film awards, sundance film festival. There are some odd moments, but the film is so spirited it doesnt seem fair to complain. Buoyantly crafted by filmmaker louise osmond, dark horse is a lifeaffirming underdog story that will touch the hearts of anyone who has dared to dream. New trailer for sundance audience awardwinning doc dark. Dark horse is a lifeaffirming underdog story that will touch the hearts of anyone who has dared to dream. Showcasing a wide variety of story and style, the sundance film festival short film tour is a 95minute theatrical program of eight short films from the 2016 edition of the january festival.
Through some wonderfully spirted people a horse racing syndicate was born and then a beautiful horse dream in wales. Its a film with the texture and truth of life, and at its heart is a beautiful performance by cliff curtis, who never in. Everything you need to know about dark horse movie 2016. Powered by create your own unique website with customizable templates. A dark horse is a previously less known person or thing that emerges to prominence in a situation, especially in a competition involving multiple rivals, or a contestant that on paper should be unlikely to succeed but yet still might.
It won best picture, best director, best screenplay, best actor, best supporting actor and best score at the 2014 new zealand film awards, best film at the 2015 seattle international film festival siff, 2015 san francisco international film festival. Certainly more lighthearted than one of my faves happiness, dark horse is an excellent film. Potini had a bipolar diagnosis treated realistically in the film with not a whiff of condescension or grandstanding, and spent his life in and out of hospitals, with short jail stints for vagrancy. This is the inspirational true story of a group of friends from a workingmens club in wales who decide to take on the elite sport of kings and breed a racehorse.
Dark horse takes fans back to pandora in new comic. Louise osmond brings alive in dark horse a story that existed only in a handful of photographs. Im ushering there for the edinburgh film festival, so except a lot more content from me and any funny. The dark horse is based on the true story of genesis gen potini cliff curtis, a maori speedchess champion seeking redemption and a new purpose. I saw theyre making a cinematic retelling of the dream alliance story, and after watching the trailer, youtube showed me the trailer for this documentary which looked a lot more interesting. It almost cries out to be a mike leigh film starring jim broadbent and other members of the directors. The dark horse 2016 rotten tomatoes movie trailers. Dark horse is the inspirational true story of a group of friends from a working mens club who decide to take on the elite sport of kings and breed themselves a racehorse. The incredible true story of dream alliance nonusa format, pal, reg. Raised on a slagheap allotment, their foal grows into an unlikely champion, beating the finest thoroughbreds in the land, before suffering a near fatal accident. Its a film with the texture and truth of life, and at its heart is a beautiful performance by cliff curtis, who never in a million years will be. The dark horse is based on the true story of genesis gen potini cliff curtis, a maori speedchess champion seeking redemption and a new purpose in life despite his struggles with bipolar disorder. Really great film telling the true story of normal people working together, having a dream and sense of community.
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