Original Title: Svartur Á Leik
Language: Icelandic
Writer: Óskar Thór Axelsson
Main Cast: Thorvaldur David Kristjansson, Johannes Haukur Johannesson, Damon Younger, Maria B. BjarnardottirBased around real events, Black’s Game tells the story of how Iceland’s drug trade went from a bunch of rival gangs in the 1990s to an organised and professional industry as the millennium turned. Executive produced by Nicolas Winding Refn (Drive and Pusher) and Hostel producer Chris Briggs, Óskar Thór Axelsson’s film is as violent and mired in brutality as its pedigree would suggest but also possesses a slick storytelling style that borrows from Ted Demme’s Blow, Guy Ritchie’s Snatch and Jonas Akerlund’s Spun.
– Screen Daily
Black’s Game Dir. Óskar Thór Axelsson
- Iceland
- 104 mins
- 2012
- Crime/Thriller
- Colour
22:00 Wed 21 Nov 2012 Cleere’s €7/€6 Buy Now
22:30 Fri 23 Nov 2012 Watergate Theatre €10/€9 Buy Now
The Bottom Line:
A brilliantly slick and violent Icelandic thriller that has made stars of its lead actor, Thor Kristjansson and director, Óskar Thór Axelsson.
