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Apr 07, 2019ba_library rated this title 3.5 out of 5 stars
Good movie based on a real life story. Genesis who is a Maori man dealing with mental health issues decides to volunteer to teach Maori youth chess. It is a bit bittersweet because people shun Gen for is illness and he has to learn to cope with his personal and social issues while also having to deal with others issues such as his brother who is involved with a gang and expects his son to follow him. Genesis was a chess prodigy and he wants to share his love of the game with the kids and hopefully take them to the New Zealand junior chess championship. His nephew joins the chess club but is supposed to be initiated into his father’s gang on the same day as the chess championship. Great performances by the actors and a rather grisly look into one aspect of Maori life. Subtitles are provided when Maori is spoken but you might want to turn on the closed captioning—I had a little difficulty understanding the Maori gangsters.