BlackBerry
We were delighted to previously screen this film but we have no current plans to screen it again. If you'd like to watch it in the cinema, consider a private hire to watch it with friends. That does rely on the film being available for private purchase.
Film details
| Film Title | BlackBerry |
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| Length | 119mins |
| Year | 2023 |
| Country | Canada, Finland, United States of America |
| Director | Matt Johnson |
| Actors | Jay Baruchel, Glenn Howerton, Matt Johnson, Rich Sommer, Michael Ironside, Cary Elwes, Martin Donovan, Michelle Giroux, Saul Rubinek, SungWon Cho, Mark Critch, Kelly Van der Burg, Gregory Ambrose Calderone, Laura Cilevitz, James Elliot Miniou |
| Language | English |
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Two mismatched entrepreneurs – egghead innovator Mike Lazaridis and cut-throat businessman Jim Balsillie – joined forces in an endeavour that was to become a worldwide hit in little more than a decade. The story of the meteoric rise and catastrophic demise of the world’s first smartphone.
The most important aspect of BlackBerry is the fact that this is not a hero’s journey for anyone involved; this is a story about what it means to be smart in some ways and dumb in others.
★★★★
The film’s charm is that it doesn’t take itself seriously at all. BlackBerry is more Office Space than Social Network.
★★★★
