Black's Game
In the mid to late 90's, the Reykjavik crime and drug scene saw a drastic change from a relatively small and innocent world into a much more aggressive and violent one. The film tells the story of this change through the fictional gang of pushers that took control of Iceland's underworld. The film uses framework a handful of real events from the period; the Ecstasy revolution, two armed bank heists, a large scale insurance scam and the biggest drug-bust in the country’s history. All these events shook Icelandic society profoundly, not least because of the high level of professionalism.
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Based on a novel by
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About the film
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TypeFeature Film
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National Premiere DateMarch 2, 2012, Smárabíó
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International Premiere DateFebruary 1, 2012, International Film Festival Rotterdam
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GenreThriller, Detective
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Length104 min.
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LanguageIcelandic
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Original TitleSvartur á leik
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International TitleBlack's Game
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Production Year2012
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Production CountriesIceland
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IMDB
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Icelandic Film Centre GrantYes
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Based on aNovel
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Antecendent TitleBlack's Game
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Production FormatHD
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Aspect Ratio2.35:1
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ColorYes
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SoundDolby Digital
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Screening format and subtitlesDCP with English sub.
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Festivals
- 2015Iceland Sounds & Sagas, Turku, Finnlandi
- 2014Icelandic Film Festival, Nuuk
- 2014Nordic Film Fest, Rome
- 2013Edduverðlaunin / Edda Awards
- 2013Guadalajara International Film Festival, Mexico
- 2013Victoria Film Festival, Canada
- 2013Filmfest Oslo, Norway
- 2013Gimli Film Festival
- 2012CPH PIX, Copenhagen, Denmark
- 2012SUBTITLE European Film Festival, Icelandic New Wave, Ireland
- 2012Plus Camerimage, International Film Festival of the Art of the Cinematography, Bydgoszcz, Polland
- 2012REC Festival Internacional de Cinema de Tarragona, Tarragona, Spain
- 2012Saint Petersburg Internatiional Film Festival, Saint Petersburg, Russia
- 2012Istanbul Autumn Film Week, Istanbul, Turkey
- 2012Kaohsiung Film Festival, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
- 2012International Film Festival Rotterdam
- 2012Chicago International Film Festiva, Chicago, USA,
- 2012Warsaw International Film Festival, Warsaw, Polland,
- 2012Fantasia Film Festival, Canada
- 2012Lowlands Festival, Holland
- 2012Helsinki International Film Festival, Finland
- 2012L'Etrange Festival de Paris, France
- 2012Filmfest München.
- 2012Edinburgh International Film Festival
- 2012Crossing Europe Filmfestival
- 2012Hong Kong International Film Festival
- 2012Stockholm International Film Festival
- 2012Göteborg International Film Festival
- 2012Berlin International Film Festival, Market Screenings