Black's Game (2012)

Original title

Svartur á leik

Directed by

Óskar Thór Axelsson

Genre

thriller film

Country

Iceland

Runtime

1h 44m

Rated

R

Rating

5.9 of 10 from 76 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A young man gets drawn into Reykjavík's drug trade in the mid 1990s. He becomes involved with dealers and crime as the business grows more dangerous.

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What happens

Black's Game (Icelandic: Svartur á leik) is an Icelandic crime film from 2012, directed and written by Óskar Þór Axelsson. It is based on the novel of the same name by Stefán Máni about the drug trade in Reykjavík in the mid-1990s. In the 2013 Edda Awards, Óskar Þór Axelsson won Screenplay of the Year (Handrit ársins), Damon Younger won Best Supporting Actor (Leikari í aukahlutverki) and María Birta Bjarnadóttir won Best Supporting Actress (Leikkona í aukahlutverki) for the film. It became the second highest grossing Icelandic film of all time. A prequel to Black's Game was due for release in 2024, and a sequel in 2025. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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