Black's Game

Black's Game

★ 6.0IMDb Score
Released:2012-03-11
Duration:104 min
Country:Iceland
Director:Óskar Thór Axelsson
Actors:Thorvaldur Kristjansson, Jóhannes Haukur Jóhannesson, Damon Younger, María Birta, Vignir Rafn Valþórsson
Production:Filmus Productions, Zik Zak Filmworks

Overview:

In the mid to late '90s, 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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