IFC Films have released the official trailer for the upcoming drama film BlackBerry, a film based on the meteoric rise and fall of the world’s first smartphone.

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The official synopsis for the film is as follows:

Research In Motion founders, Douglas Fregin and Mike Lazaridis are struggling to make headway on what they believe is the next step in smart technology. When a chance meeting with Jim Balsillie leads to the company propelling into profit, the need to stay ahead of competitors causes cracks to appear and the usually tight knit pair are pushed to breaking point by Balsillie’s nefarious business tactics.

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Matt Johnson (who also directed the film) adapted the screenplay with Matt Miller, which is based on Jacquie McNish and Sean Silcoff’s 2015 novel ‘Losing the Signal: The Untold Story Behind the Extraordinary Rise and Spectacular Fall of BlackBerry’.

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The film stars Jay Baruchel, Glenn Howerton, Cary Elwes, Saul Rubinek, Rich Sommer, Martin Donovan, Michael Ironside and Matt Johnson.

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BlackBerry is scheduled for cinematic release in the US on the 12th May 2023.