In the mid to late 90’s, 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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Director Óskar Þór Axelsson
ORIGINAL TITLE Svartur á leik
ENGLISH TITLE Black´s Game
ORIGINAL LANGUAGE Icelandic
GENRE Crime
PRODUCERS Thor S. Sigurjónsson, Skúli Fr. Malmquist, Arnar Knútsson
EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS Nicolas Winding Refn, Chris Briggs, Heiðar Már Guðjónsson, Andri Sveinsson
SCRIPT Óskar Þór Axelsson
CAST Þorvaldur D. Kristjánsson, Jóhannes H. Jóhannesson, Damon Younger, María Birta Bjarnadóttir, Egill Einarsson, Vignir Þór Valþórsson
Director of Photography Bergsteinn Björgúlfsson
Editor Kristján Loðmfjörð
Production Designer Haukur Karlsson
Sound Design Huldar Arnarson
Music Frank Hall
Costumes Margrét Einarsdóttir
Make up Steinunn Þórðardóttir