Black's Game

2012 1h 44m IS

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★6.0TMDB · 78

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Synopsis

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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.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Thorvaldur Kristjansson
Stebbi
Jóhannes Haukur Jóhannesson
Tóti
Damon Younger
Bruno
María Birta
Dagný
Vignir Rafn Valþórsson
Robbi Rotta
Egill Einarsson
Sævar K
Björn Jörundur Friðbjörnsson
Óskar tattoo
Ísak Hinriksson
Nóri litli

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Óskar Thór Axelsson
Writers: Stefán Máni, Óskar Thór Axelsson
Languages: Icelandic, French
Countries: Iceland

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ERA

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Released 14 years ago.

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WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Icelandic, French.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Óskar Thór Axelsson, shot by Bergsteinn Björgúlfsson. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Kristján Loðmfjörð shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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5 / 7

CAST

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Thorvaldur Kristjansson and Jóhannes Haukur Jóhannesson and Damon Younger carry the top of the cast.

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6 / 7

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt1860181 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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7 / 7

WILD

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Only 78 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Óskar Thór Axelsson directs. Bergsteinn Björgúlfsson behind the camera. Kristján Loðmfjörð cuts. Produced in Iceland. Dialogue in Icelandic, French.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Released 14 years ago.
2Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Icelandic, French.
3Directed by Óskar Thór Axelsson, shot by Bergsteinn Björgúlfsson. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Editor Kristján Loðmfjörð shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Thorvaldur Kristjansson and Jóhannes Haukur Jóhannesson and Damon Younger carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt1860181 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 78 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
8Classified under 12 themes, including "new year's eve", "suicide", "rape", "based on novel or book".

The technical file

Cinematography: Bergsteinn Björgúlfsson
Editing: Kristján Loðmfjörð
Production design: Haukur Karlsson
Costume design: Margrét Einarsdóttir
Makeup / hair: Aðalheiður S. Dam
Sound: Ingvar Lundberg
Stunt coordinator: Johannes Sverrisson
Runtime: 104 min · 1h 44m
Status: Released
Box office: $67,009
Original language: IS
Certification (US): R
IMDB: Black's Game (2012)

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Walruse2018-02-03
★ 5/10
A template gangster movie that with little adaptation could be set anywhere in Europe in the last thirty years or so. Satisfies an urgent need for action and is easily forgotten after. The story is as predictable as can be and characters fill their cut out roles. Worth mentioning is the well performed, although one dimensional, crime lord Bruno by Damon Younger. Not a bad movie for its genre but also nothing special.

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