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
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
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)
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