BlackBerry (15)

★★★★ "Matt Johnson’s boisterous drama about the rise and fall of the mobile – and the Canadian nerds who created it – diverges refreshingly from the usual arc of product success stories." ~ The Observer.

Every era has its visionaries, and BlackBerry investigates the brilliance of the individuals that invented the world’s first smartphone.

Recounting the Canadian company’s humble yet chaotic rise to market dominance, BlackBerry is a darkly comedic telling of the tragic tale of a Canadian company that revolutionised the way we communicate, before swiftly plummeting into obsolescence.  

It’s 1996, and Mike Lazaridis and his business partner and best friend Douglas Fregin are on the edge of creating the world’s first smartphone.

Unfortunately for them, they are less business savvy than they are tech, and struggle to keep their company, Research in Motion, afloat.

Everything changes when cunning businessman Jim Balsillie agrees to join the company, bringing with him the money and experience needed to create and sell a prototype of their invention.