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Black's Game(Movie, 2012)

Original title: "Svartur á leik" (Icelandic/IS)
FSK: 16+ years
| 1h 44min | Genres: Drama, Crime, Thriller
Black's GameRating: 3.0/5 (with 3030 votes)
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 is due to be released in 2024, and a sequel in 2025. ()
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Where to watch Black's Game (cinema/streaming/download)?

"Black's Game" is currently available on 2 providers. Black's Game can be rented on Amazon Instant Video and Apple / iTunes Store (SD/HD/4K) or purchased on Amazon Instant Video and Apple / iTunes Store (as a download from the website or as a Blu-ray Disc/DVD).

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Available languages: German
Duration: 1h 45min
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About Black's Game

In the mid to late '90s, 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.

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Additional Information

Production country: Iceland
Original language: Icelandic (IS)
Spoken languages: French (FR), Icelandic (IS)
Translated into 13 languages: Czech (CS), German (DE), English (EN), Spanish (ES), French (FR), Hebrew (HE), Hungarian (HU), Dutch (NL), Polish (PL), Portuguese (PT), Russian (RU), Turkish (TR), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)
Status: Released
Release date DE: 01/18/2013 (World premiere: 03/11/2012)
Cast: Stefán Máni, Þröstur Leó Gunnarsson, Rúnar Freyr Gíslason, Laddi, Egill Einarsson, Thor Kristjansson, Sveinn Geirsson
Screenwriter: Stefán Máni
Executive Producer: Chris Briggs, Nicolas Winding Refn
Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):
"Zagrywka Czarnego"
"Svartur á leik"

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