BLACK'S GAME

The last few years of the millennium marked a transformational period for the Icelandic underworld. What had been a relatively innocent playground for petty criminals and "hobby pushers" progressed into the organized and violent industry that prevails today. BLACK'S GAME takes place during turbulent times, using as framework a handful of real events from the period; the Ecstasy revolution, 2 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.

BLACK'S GAME

Title

SVARTUR Á LEIK

Original Title

Internationally Premiered

Film Status

2011

Production Year

Thriller

Genre

Oskar Thor Axelsson

Director

Thorvaldur David Kristjansson
Johannes Haukur Johannesson
Damon Younger
Maria B. Bjarnardottir

Cast

Icelandic

Language

104

Duration

Bergsteinn Bjorgulfsson

Cinematographer

Kristjan Lodmfjord

Editor

Oskar Thor Axelsson

Scriptwriter

High Definition

Format

1:2.35

Screen Ratio

Iceland

Country Of Origin

Thor S. Sigurjonsson
Skuli Fr. Malmquist
Arnar Knutsson

Producers

Nicolas Winding Refn
Chris Briggs
Andri Sveinsson
Heidar Gudjonsson

Executive producers

Zik Zak Filmworks
Filmus Productions

Production Company

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TrustNordisk signs raft of deals for The Hunt, Black's Game

16. Feb 2012 / Wendy Mitchell // Screendaily

TrustNordisk has shown buyers a promo for Thomas Vinterberg’s The Hunt, which is now in post-production.

The Mads Mikkelsen-starrer has sold to the UK (Arrow Films) and Benelux (Wild Bunch).

Tom Stewart, Head of Acquisitions for Arrow Films says: “We’re totally thrilled to be bringing this power-house collaboration to the UK/ Ireland audience and to be continuing our ongoing strong relationship with TrustNordisk.”

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TrustNordisk closing deals on Icelandic thriller BLACK’S GAME

15. Feb 2012 / ALEXANDRA EMILIA KIDA

Germany (Koch Media), Benelux (Wild Bunch) and Estonia (Estin Film) have acquired the rights to the fast-paced Icelandic thriller BLACK’S GAME, which has been shown at the European Film Market (EFM), Berlin International Film Festival.

Koch Media’s Head of Acquisitions and Sales Silke Wilfinger: “We are glad that we could acquire BLACK’S GAME which is a very strong crime movie in the tradition of Nicolas Winding Refn's work.”

On board already are UK (Entertainment One)...

Geezers need excitement

08. Feb 2012 / Geoffrey Macnab // Rotterdam Film Festival

“Make it as violent as you can,” was the advice executive producer Nicolas Winding Refn (the creator of PUSHER and director of DRIVE) gave Icelandic director Óskar Thór Axelsson when Axelsson was finishing the screenplay for the film. It was advice Axelsson took to heart.

Based on the novel BLACK CURSE by Stefán Máni, the film is set in the late 1990s – a transitional moment in the Icelandic underworld. In the “old” days, drug smuggling and gangsterism had been small-scale. Cops...

Icelandic Tiger BLACK'S GAME roars in Rotterdam

08. Feb 2012 / BOYD VAN HOEIJ // Cineuropa

The debut feature of Icelandic director Óskar Thór Axelsson, the Reykjavik underworld saga BLACK'S GAME is one of 15 films that are part of the Tiger Competition at the International Film Festival Rotterdam, which is currently under way.

Executive produced by Danish filmmaker Nicolas Winding Refn, who won the Best Director accolade at Cannes last year for his DRIVE, the film does bring to mind Refn’s early work, in particular the PUSHER trilogy.

Set around the...