Svartur á Leik

Black's Game

BLACK'S GAME may not be the most epic or original rise-and-fall-of-a-criminal-empire-film ever but it comes pretty close, and sure is a mighty enjoyable entry in that field. Competently made, briskly paced, charismatically acted by its (often creepy) cast and totally hiding any evidence of a low budget, it turned out to be a crowdpleaser.” (Twitchfilm.net)

Director's Biography

Óskar Thór Axelsson, born 1973 in Iceland. He graduated from NYU’s Film Department, has an extensive background in TV commercials production and made numerous short films. His NYU thesis, MISTY MOUNTAIN (2007) was nominated for the Student Academy Awards and won three Craft Awards at NYU’s First Run Film Festival. Black's Game marks Axelsson´s feature film debut and was screened at IFF Rotterdam 2012. // Films (Selected): NYLON(2003, short), TRAVELER (2004, short), BEHIND THE EIGHTBALL (2006, short), SVARTUR A LEIK (Black's Game, 2012)