Black's Game
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| Icelandic | Svartur á leik |
| Directed by | Óskar Þór Axelsson |
| Screenplay by | Óskar Þór Axelsson |
| Based on | Svartur á leik by Stefán Máni |
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| Cinematography | Bergsteinn Björgúlfsson |
| Edited by | Kristján Loðmfjörð |
| Music by | Frank Hall |
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| Distributed by | Sena |
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Running time | 104 minutes |
| Country | Iceland |
| Language | Icelandic |
| Budget | 150000000 ISK |
Black's Game (Icelandic: Svartur á leik) is an Icelandic crime film from 2012, directed and written by Óskar Þór Axelsson. It is based on the novel of the same name by Stefán Máni about the drug trade in Reykjavík in the mid-1990s.
In the 2013 Edda Awards, Óskar Þór Axelsson won Screenplay of the Year (Handrit ársins), Damon Younger won Best Supporting Actor (Leikari í aukahlutverki) and María Birta Bjarnadóttir won Best Supporting Actress (Leikkona í aukahlutverki) for the film. It became the second highest grossing Icelandic film of all time. A prequel to Black's Game was due for release in 2024, and a sequel in 2025.