Black’s Game (2012)

• Year: 2012
• Released: 12 Feb 2013
• Country: Iceland
• Adwords: 3 wins & 14 nominations
• IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1860181/
• Rotten Tomatoes: https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/blacks_game
• Metacritics:
• Available in: 720p,
• Language: Icelandic
• MPA Rating: R
• Genre: Crime, Thriller
• Runtime: 104 min
• Writer: Óskar Thór Axelsson, Stefán Máni
• Director: Óskar Thór Axelsson
• Cast: Thorvaldur Kristjansson, Jóhannes Haukur Jóhannesson, Damon Younger
• Keywords: new year’s eve, suicide, rape, based on novel or book, psychopath, orgy,

	6.7/10
	65% – Critics
	65% – Audience

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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.—Anonymous

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“Pain is satisfaction.”

Taking a look at a fellow IMDbers reviews,I was thrilled to stumble upon a Nordic Noir film that I have never heard of before,with one of the executive producers being auteur film maker Nicolas Winding Refn.With having been in the mood to watch a new movie from the Nordic Noir genre,I felt that it was the perfect time to join in the game.

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Filmed after all the major banks in the country had gone bust,writer/director Óskar Thór Axelsson & cinematographer Bergsteinn Björgúlfsson open ever wound of Iceland to splatter a brittle Nordic Noir atmosphere across the screen,by making every building in the title look covered in charcoal,and the deep snow opening up the cold hearted brutality of the underworld characters.Digging into the minds of Stebbi & Tóti, Axelsson superbly dazzles ultra-stylised, over-lapping images across the screen,which pull the viewer into Stebbi and Tóti peak moments of heightened hedonism.

Shooting Stefán Máni’s true crime book on to the screen,the screenplay by Axelsson leaves any hint of a “journey/learning the error of their ways” at the blood-soaked door,thanks to Axelsson making the Nordic underworld run on Film Noir loners whose sole reasons for living are cold,hard drugs,cash & blood.Running at a trim 104 minutes, Axelsson slowly sinks Stebbi deeper and deeper into Tóti’s merciless black tar,as Steebi’s “favour” is revealed to be small fry,as he joins Toti in smashing up the old board of a ruthless game.

A crime-thriller with an Icelandic flavour

After spending a night in the cells for a violent encounter, a young guy called Stebbi (Thor Kristjansson) bumps into an old school friend Tóti (Jóhannes Haukur Jóhannesson). The latter is now a gangster and he invites Stebbi into his world. Things become more complicated, however, when they join forces with a psychotic gangster called Bruno (Damon Younger). They take over the territory of the old-guard and set up a complex drug trafficking system but things begin to spiral out of control.

Pusher and Drive director Nicolas Winding Refn is the executive producer here. Black’s Game is a film that does show his influence. It’s a stylish crime-thriller with a prominent electronica soundtrack. It’s based on a best-selling novel and it includes re-enactments of some real events. Set in the last days of the 20th century, its historical setting is intended to reflect the growth of the Icelandic crime underworld at the turn of the millennium. In many ways it’s a fairly routine crime film, what really makes it distinctive is its Icelandic flavour. The dramatic landscape and the cultural details set this gangster flick apart from others. Otherwise it uses lots of stylistic touches now familiar to the genre like split-screen, slow motion and jump-cuts, although these are always quite welcome and they are well done here. As you might also expect for the genre, it is violent and disturbing at times too. But it also has space for a little sensuality as well, with the gorgeous María Birta, who plays coke-head Dagný, a very welcome presence indeed.

Black’s Game may not exactly break the mould but it’s a very good crime-thriller nevertheless. If you enjoy the new wave of north European crime films, such as the recent Headhunters, then this one should offer you something too. It wraps the genre up in the unique ambiance that northern European films do.

Sophisticated thriller — spectacular Icelandic nature included

In spite of its smallness and remoteness, Iceland has lively and notable film industry, with several remakes made in Hollywood and world-famous actors included. This century has seen the development of thrillers, often based on real events – in the line of other Nordic countries. Svartur á leik is a fine example of them: realistic plot and characters, twists in the scenario, witty ending… Well, unlike in Hollywood films, there are no constant chases, shootings and explosions, characters are not dealing with thoughtful sayings and not escaping in the very final moment… Nevertheless, there is a kind of Nordic style, splendidly complemented by nature scenes and club milieu. The actors and scene feed may seem a bit torpid, but so the Nordic people are…

Recommended to all those fond of Nordic crime films, and not thinking of Iceland as an idyllic and static country – international crime and addictions have reached this distant and thinly populated island as well…