"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."
Cliff Curtis
as Genesis
James Rolleston
as Mana
Kirk Torrance
as Noble
Sia Trokenheim
as Nurse
Andrew Grainger
as Clive
Xavier Horan
as Jedi
Roseanne Liang
Miriama McDowell
as Sandy
Rachel House
as Vagrant Woman
Wayne Hapi
as Ariki
Lionel Wellington
as Rip
Niwa Whatuira
as Michael
John Robertson
as Chess Coach #1
James Napier Robertson
as Dave
Writer
Tom Hern
Producer
Peter Roberts
Editor
Co-Producer
Jim Marbrook
Director
Kathleen Thomas
Script Supervisor
Kim Sinclair
Production Design
Timothy White
Executive Producer
Denson Baker
Director of Photography
Luke Robinson
First Assistant Director
Sophie Calver
Second Assistant Director
Ant Davies
Third Assistant Director
Rachael Boggs
Tim Wood
Associate Producer
Annie Collins
Additional Editing
Dana Lund
Music
Sasha Wood