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.

Crew
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Screenplay
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Music Composer
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Producer
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Art Direction
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Assistant Editor
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Associate Producer
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Based on a novel by
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Boom Operator
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Camera Assistant
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Casting by
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Color Grader
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Costume Design
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Costumer
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Electrician
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Executive Producer
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Foley
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Gaffer
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Key Grip
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Line Producer
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Loader
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Make-Up
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Post-production Sound Assistant
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Production Assistant
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Production Coordinator
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Production Designer
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Props
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Script Supervisor
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Sound Design
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Sound Editor
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Sound Recordist
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Special Effects
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Stunt Coordinator
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Stunts
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.
Cast
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Main Cast
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Supporting Cast
Company Credits
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Production Company
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Festivals
- 2015Iceland Sounds & Sagas, Turku, Finnlandi
- 2014Nordic Film Fest, Rome
- 2014Icelandic Film Festival, Nuuk
- 2013Gimli Film Festival
- 2013Filmfest Oslo, Norway
- 2013Victoria Film Festival, Canada
- 2013Guadalajara International Film Festival, Mexico
- 2013Edduverðlaunin / Edda Awards - Award: Script of the year (Óskar Thór Axelsson). Actor of the year in a supporting role (Damon Younger). Actress of the year in a supporting role (María Birta Bjarnadóttir). Nominated for feature film of the year. Nominated for director of the year (Óskar Thór Axelsson). Nominated for actor of the year (Thor Kristjansson and Jóhannes Haukur Jóhannesson). Nominated for cinematography of the year (Bergsteinn Björgúlfsson). Nominated for editing of the year (Kristján Loðmfjörð. Nominated for special effects of the year (Haukur Karlsson). Nominated for set design of the year (Haukur Karlsson). Nominated for music of the year (Frank Hall). Nominated for sound design of the year (Huldar Freyr Arnarson). Nominated for costume design of the year (Margrét Einarsdóttir). Nominated for make-up achievement of ther year (Steinunn Þórðardóttir).
- 2012L'Etrange Festival de Paris, France
- 2012Helsinki International Film Festival, Finland
- 2012Lowlands Festival, Holland
- 2012Fantasia Film Festival, Canada
- 2012International Film Festival Rotterdam - Award: Nominated for The Tiger Awards.
- 2012Berlin International Film Festival, Market Screenings
- 2012Göteborg International Film Festival
- 2012Stockholm International Film Festival
- 2012Hong Kong International Film Festival
- 2012Crossing Europe Filmfestival
- 2012Edinburgh International Film Festival
- 2012Filmfest München.
- 2012Warsaw International Film Festival, Warsaw, Polland,
- 2012Chicago International Film Festiva, Chicago, USA,
- 2012CPH PIX, Copenhagen, Denmark
- 2012Kaohsiung Film Festival, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
- 2012Istanbul Autumn Film Week, Istanbul, Turkey
- 2012Saint Petersburg Internatiional Film Festival, Saint Petersburg, Russia
- 2012REC Festival Internacional de Cinema de Tarragona, Tarragona, Spain
- 2012Plus Camerimage, International Film Festival of the Art of the Cinematography, Bydgoszcz, Polland
- 2012SUBTITLE European Film Festival, Icelandic New Wave, Ireland