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Blackport (Icelandic: Verbúðin) is an Icelandic television drama miniseries, written by Gísli Örn Garðarsson, Björn Hlynur Haraldsson and Mikael Torfason[1] and produced by Vesturport in association with RÚV. The first episode of the eight part series[2] premiered on the RÚV (TV channel) on 26 December 2021.[3][4]

Blackport
Verbúðin
Genre
  • Drama
Written by
Directed by
Starring
Country of originIceland
Original language
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes8
Production
Producers
CinematographyHrafn Garðarsson
Production companyVesturport
Release
Original networkRÚV
Original release26 December 2021 (2021-12-26)

Synopsis


The series takes place from 1983 to 1991 and follows a married couple, Harpa and Grimur, who buy an old trawler with their childhood friends and build a small fishing empire in a village in the Westfjords of Iceland. All goes well until the Icelandic government starts enforcing new restrictive fishing quotas which turn their lives upside down and result in a feud of jealousy, greed and betrayal.[5]


Cast and characters



Episodes


No.TitleDirected byOriginal release date [12]
1"The contract"
(Icelandic: Samningurinn)		Gísli Örn Garðarsson26 December 2021 (2021-12-26)
Jón Hjaltalín, mayor of a small town in the Westfjords of Iceland, and Torfi, his brother, plan to buy an old trawler and start a fishing enterprise.
2"Strike"
(Icelandic: Verkfall)		Gísli Örn Garðarsson2 January 2022 (2022-01-02)
A year later, the whole country is in a state of paralysis due to a strike by fishermen. Harpa and Grímur are between a rock and a hard place and have to choose between becoming a strike breaker or drowning in debt.
3"Carpeting"
(Icelandic: Kalt stríð)		Gísli Örn Garðarsson9 January 2022 (2022-01-09)
The couples, together with Jón Hjaltalín, take steps to adapt the quota system to their needs. Meanwhile, the struggle for ownership of the fish continues in the municipality.
4"Mayday"
(Icelandic: Vestfjarðanornin)		Gísli Örn Garðarsson16 January 2022 (2022-01-16)
Smári, an investigative journalist from Reykjavík, is working on an article about Harpa and is looking for clues about her connection with Jón Hjaltalín.
5"Talkshow (Hemmi Gunn)"
(Icelandic: Maður ársins)		María Reyndal23 January 2022 (2022-01-23)
Harpa and Grímur meet with the Prime Minister in the hope of getting an increased quota to keep the company afloat. Tinna returns to town and has her own plans. Grímur and Jón Hjaltalín appear on Hemmi Gunn's talk show.
6"Fathers and sons"
(Icelandic: Í öfugum nærbuxum)		Björn Hlynur Haraldsson30 January 2022 (2022-01-30)
Harpa and Grímur's marriage is up in the air. While they work on their marriage, Harpa sends Einar and Freydís around the country in search of smaller boats to buy. Smári is still with Harpa under the microscope.
7"Karaokee"
(Icelandic: Kóngar og drottningar)		María Reyndal6 February 2022 (2022-02-06)
The team meets to settle their differences but have a few too many drinks.
8"Land of dreams"
(Icelandic: Sameign þjóðarinnar)		Björn Hlynur Haraldsson13 February 2022 (2022-02-13)
The town is in disarray after the latest events and all eyes are on Harpa. At the same time, Smári comes to the town.

Production


Filming started in 2020 and took place in Reykjavík and in the Westfjords.[13][14]


Reception


According to a poll by Prósent, 57% of the Icelandic population watched the first episode of the show with 88% giving it a positive review.[15][16] Following the shows première, Independence Party parliamentarian Ásmundur Friðriksson criticised the show for its portrayal of the rural people of Iceland.[17][18]


Awards


In September 2021, the series won the Grand Prize at the 2021 Series Mania festival.[19] In November it won the jury prize at the Serielizados Fest in Spain.[20] On 2 February 2022, the Nordisk Film & TV Fond announced that Gísli Örn Gardarsson, Björn Hlynur Haraldsson and Mikael Torfason, writers of Blackport, where the recipients of the 2022 Nordic TV Drama Screenplay Award.[21][22][23]


References


  1. Jakob Bjarnar (24 January 2022). "Verbúðin er því sem næst heilagur sannleikur". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 24 January 2022.
  2. Davíð Roach Gunnarsson; Atli Már Steinarsson (4 July 2020). ""Það var bara unnið, drukkið og djammað"". RÚV (in Icelandic). Retrieved 27 December 2021.
  3. Anna Marsibil Clausen (27 December 2021). "Búningarnir fengnir úr fataskáp ráðherra". RÚV (in Icelandic). Retrieved 27 December 2021.
  4. "Verbúðin slær í gegn hjá Íslendingum". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 27 December 2021. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
  5. Hallgerður Kolbrún E. Jónsdóttir (4 December 2021). "Fyrsta stiklan úr Verbúðinni: "Þetta er óður til níunda áratugarins"". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 27 December 2021.
  6. Hallgerður Kolbrún E. Jónsdóttir (4 July 2021). "Sagði sig frá Witcher vegna Verbúðarinnar". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 27 December 2021.
  7. Júlía Margrét Einarsdóttir; Atli Már Steinarsson (10 January 2022). "Áskorunin var klárlega í því að Sveppi missti höndina". RÚV (in Icelandic). Retrieved 10 January 2022.
  8. "Áskorun að missa útlim í Verbúðinni". K100 (in Icelandic). Morgunblaðið. 17 January 2022. Retrieved 18 January 2022.
  9. Davíð Kjartan Gestsson; Baldvin Þór Bergsson (11 January 2022). "Á sundskýlunni í heimspressunni". RÚV (in Icelandic). Retrieved 11 January 2022.
  10. "Þegar Steingrímur sprangaði um á sundskýlunni". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 10 January 2022. Retrieved 14 February 2022.
  11. "Verbúðin sprengdi skalann í gærkvöldi". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 24 January 2022. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
  12. "RÚV - Dagskrá". RÚV. Retrieved 16 January 2022.
  13. Orri Freyr Rúnarsson (21 May 2020). "Tökur hafnar á spennuþáttum um kvótakerfið". RÚV (in Icelandic). Retrieved 27 December 2021.
  14. "Sjáðu heimili Hörpu og Gríms í Verbúðinni". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 3 January 2022. Retrieved 16 January 2022.
  15. Þorvarður Pálsson (11 January 2011). "Höfuðborgarbúar ánægðari með Verbúðina en landsbyggðin". Fréttablaðið (in Icelandic). Retrieved 15 February 2022.
  16. "Mikið áhorf og mikil ánægja með fyrsta þátt Verbúðarinnar". Klapptré (in Icelandic). 14 January 2022. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
  17. Jakob Bjarnar (27 December 2021). "Ásmundur segir Verbúð lýsa landsbyggðarrasisma RÚV". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 27 December 2021.
  18. Arnar Þór Ingólfsson (27 December 2021). "Þingmaður upplifði "landsbyggðarrasisma" við sjónvarpsáhorf á öðrum degi jóla". Kjarninn (in Icelandic). Retrieved 27 December 2021.
  19. Ragnar Tómas (3 September 2021). "Icelandic Thriller Blackport Takes Grand Prize at Series Mania 2021". Iceland Review (in Icelandic). Retrieved 27 December 2021.
  20. Þorgils Jónsson (5 November 2021). "Verbúð verðlaunuð á Spáni". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 27 December 2021.
  21. "Hljóta verðlaun fyrir handrit Verbúðarinnar". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 2 February 2022. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
  22. "Blackport wins the 2022 Nordisk Film & TV Fond Prize". Nordisk Film & TV Fond. 2 February 2022. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
  23. Sylvía Rut Sigfúsdóttir (2 February 2022). "Verbúðin hlaut Norrænu sjónvarpshandritaverðlaunin". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 2 February 2022.




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