Black's Game

Black's Game
Film poster
IcelandicSvartur á leik
Directed byÓskar Þór Axelsson
Screenplay byÓskar Þór Axelsson
Based onSvartur á leik
by Stefán Máni
Produced by
  • Þórir Snær Sigurjónsson
  • Skúli Malmquist
  • Arnar Knútsson
Starring
CinematographyBergsteinn Björgúlfsson
Edited byKristján Loðmfjörð
Music byFrank Hall
Production
companies
Distributed bySena
Release dates
  • 1 February 2012 (2012-02-01) (Rotterdam)
  • 2 March 2012 (2012-03-02) (Iceland)
Running time
104 minutes
CountryIceland
LanguageIcelandic
Budget150000000 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.