Black's Game
2012 Icelandic film / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Black's Game (Icelandic: Svartur á leik) is an Icelandic crime film from 2012, directed and written by Óskar Þór Axelsson.[2][3][4][5][6] It is based on the novel of the same name by Stefán Máni [is] about the drug trade in Reykjavík in the mid-1990s.[7]
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Icelandic | Svartur á leik |
Directed by | Óskar Þór Axelsson |
Screenplay by | Óskar Þór Axelsson |
Based on | Svartur á leik by Stefán Máni [is] |
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Cinematography | Bergsteinn Björgúlfsson |
Edited by | Kristján Loðmfjörð |
Music by | Frank Hall |
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Distributed by | Sena |
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Running time | 104 minutes |
Country | Iceland |
Language | Icelandic |
Budget | 150000000 ISK[1] |
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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.[8][9] It became the second highest grossing Icelandic film of all time.[10] A prequel to Black's Game is due to be released in 2024, and a sequel in 2025.[11]