Black Crab

Name: Black Crab
Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi, Drama, Thriller
Released: March 18, 2022
Duration: 114 min
Rating: 54
Cast: Ahmed Shawky Shaheen, Aliette Opheim, Ardalan Esmaili, Cecilia Säverman, Dar Salim

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Netflix | Release Date (Streaming): March 18, 2022 | TV-MA

Starring: Ahmed Shawky Shaheen, Aliette Opheim, Ardalan Esmaili, Cecilia Säverman, Dar Salim, David Dencik, Erik Enge, Ilir Latifi, Jakob Oftebro, Martin Hendrikse, Noomi Rapace, Nora Rios, Stella Marcimain Klintberg, Susan Taslimi

Summary: During a long, harsh winter, six soldiers embark on a covert mission across a frozen archipelago, risking their lives to transport a mysterious package that could end the war. As they enter hostile enemy territory, they have no idea what dangers lie ahead or who—if anyone—they can trust. But for speed skater turned soldier Caroline Edh, theDuring a long, harsh winter, six soldiers embark on a covert mission across a frozen archipelago, risking their lives to transport a mysterious package that could end the war. As they enter hostile enemy territory, they have no idea what dangers lie ahead or who—if anyone—they can trust. But for speed skater turned soldier Caroline Edh, the mission is about something else entirely. … Expand

Director: Adam Berg

Genre(s): Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi, Drama, Thriller, Horror, War

Rating: TV-MA

Runtime: 114 min

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RogerEbert.com Glenn Kenny

Mar 18, 2022

The gloom is practically enveloping. But, in the end, is it really all about hope? Black Crab is more than sufficiently gripping to make you want to see it through and find out. Read full review

Nadir Samara

Mar 25, 2022

Black Crab is a little long, but the movie is too cool to notice. Read full review

Andrew Crump

Mar 21, 2022

In her recent roles, like Lamb and the imminent You Will Not Be Alone, Rapace has expressed boundless terror and awe in the pursuit of existential questions about being human. In Black Crab, she reminds us with steely resolve that she’s incredibly capable at performing toughness, too. Read full review

The Playlist Ned Booth

Mar 22, 2022

There’s a vague moral here that it’s better to die than be in service to corrupt methods of governance, but “Black Crab” doesn’t do enough world-building for that point to feel adequate. If only Berg had some of Joon-ho’s signature class-oriented relish, this frigid journey might be more worthwhile. Read full review

Polygon Oli Welsh

Mar 18, 2022

In the strange and threatening moment it conjures up, Black Crab works quite well. The economical bursts of action are mapped out with clarity and bitten off with curt precision. The quest is simple and the threats are tangible. When Berg and his co-writer Pelle Rådström reach for something more, however, they just close their hands on air. Empty clichés abound. Read full review

Movie Nation Roger Moore

Mar 21, 2022

Noomi is good, the supporting “types” perfectly serviceable, the look — that killer image of combat team skating into the darkness from their base as it is being bombed to bits — arresting. But that ending? It’s a bust. Read full review

The Guardian Charles Bramesco

Mar 17, 2022

A pacifist parable taking a brave stand against nothing, totally removed from the sociocultural landscape of today’s Sweden, it sounds out like one of Caroline’s screams into the howling Scandinavian wind – impassioned, futile, heard by no one. Read full review

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truerock

Mar 20, 2022

Black Crab is a 2022 Swedish dystopian action thriller film.
The film has good casting. directing and acting.
The plot is bleak and will be a matter of taste. In my opinion, I can't say this film has a significant social or political or any other point - but, that does not mean that someBlack Crab is a 2022 Swedish dystopian action thriller film.
The film has good casting. directing and acting.
The plot is bleak and will be a matter of taste. In my opinion, I can't say this film has a significant social or political or any other point - but, that does not mean that some individuals won't appreciate it.… Expand