The Rise and Fall of the BlackBerry Empire: New Film Chronicles Tech Pioneer's Journey to Obsolescence

A new film called "BlackBerry" tells the story of how the once-dominant smartphone maker rose to fame and then crashed in the late 2000s.
The film focuses on the personalities of the company's founders and a hard-charging executive who helped turn the BlackBerry into a global phenomenon before questionable business deals led to the company's downfall.
Though the film takes some creative license, it is based on extensive research into the true story of how Research in Motion created the first smartphone and dominated the market, only to be surpassed by competitors like Apple.
The film has been praised for capturing the bittersweet nature of technological change and for featuring strong performances, especially from its portrayals of the company's co-CEOs.
One of the co-founders has welcomed the film and even attended multiple viewings, while the hard-charging executive's legal troubles and reclusiveness inspired rewrites of the script.