Blackport

Colombia has cocaine. Africa has gold. Iceland has fish. These resources are owned by a handful of people in each country. The question of how this came to be in Iceland provides the foundation for this series, which is inspired by real events.

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Directed by

Björn Hlynur Haraldsson, Gísli Örn Garðarsson, María Reyndal
Screenplay

Gísli Örn Garðarsson, Björn Hlynur Haraldsson, Mikael Torfason
Director of Photography

Hrafn Garðarsson
Editor

Kristján Loðmfjörð
Producer

Nana Alfreðsdóttir, Nína Dögg Filippusdóttir, Gísli Örn Garðarsson, Björn Hlynur Haraldsson
Co-Producer

Andrew Eaton, Justin Thomson
Costume Design

Margrét Einarsdóttir, Rebekka Jónsdóttir
Sound Design

Skúli Helgi Sigurgíslason

About the film

Type

TV Fiction
National Premiere Date

December 26, 2021
Genre

Drama
Length

360 min.
Language

Icelandic
Original Title

Verbúðin
International Title

Blackport
Production Year

2021
Production Countries

Iceland
Premiere TV Channel

RÚV
Number of Episodes

8
IMDB

Blackport
Icelandic Film Centre Grant

Yes
Production Format

HD
Color

Yes

Cast

Main Cast

Nína Dögg Filippusdóttir, Björn Hlynur Haraldsson, Gísli Örn Garðarsson

Company Credits

Production Company

Vesturport
Co-Production Company

RUV-Icelandic National Television, Arte France, Turbine Studios

Festivals

2022
Göteborg Film Festival - Award: Nordisk Film & TV Fond Prize
2021
Series Mania - Award: Won the Grand Prize in international competition
2021
Nordic Film Days Lubeck
2021
Serielizados Fest - Award: Received the Jury Award of the Official Competition

Streams by country

Iceland RÚV sjónvarp
Available for viewing : 26. Dec 2021 - 17. Feb 2023