Black's Game

Black's Game

R 2012 · 104 min · ★ 5.9 · Drama, Crime, Thriller

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.

Directed by Óskar Thór Axelsson · Written by Óskar Thór Axelsson

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