Contraband (2012 film)
| Contraband | |
|---|---|
Theatrical release poster
|
|
| Directed by | Baltasar Kormákur |
| Produced by |
Tim Bevan Eric Fellner Baltasar Kormákur Stephen Levinson Mark Wahlberg |
| Screenplay by | Aaron Guzikowski |
| Based on |
Reykjavík-Rotterdam written by Arnaldur Indriðason Óskar Jónasson |
| Starring | Mark Wahlberg Kate Beckinsale Ben Foster Giovanni Ribisi |
| Music by | Clinton Shorter |
| Cinematography | Barry Ackroyd |
| Edited by | Elísabet Ronaldsdóttir |
|
Production
company |
Relativity Media
Working Title Films Blueeyes Productions Leverage Entertainment Closest to the Hole Productions |
| Distributed by | Universal Pictures |
|
Release date
|
|
|
Running time
|
110 minutes |
| Country | United States United Kingdom France |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $25 million |
| Box office | $96.3 million |
Contraband is a 2012 American crime thriller film directed by Baltasar Kormákur, starring Mark Wahlberg, Kate Beckinsale, Ben Foster, Caleb Landry Jones, Giovanni Ribisi, Lukas Haas, Diego Luna and J. K. Simmons. The film is a remake of the 2008 Icelandic film Reykjavík-Rotterdam which Baltasar Kormákur starred in. It was released on January 13, 2012 in the United States by Universal Pictures.
Chris Farraday (Mark Wahlberg) is an ex-smuggler who now has a peaceful life with his wife, Kate (Kate Beckinsale), and their two sons in New Orleans. They learn that Kate's brother Andy (Caleb Landry Jones) was smuggling drugs, but dropped them into the Mississippi River during a surprise inspection by U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
Andy's boss, mobster Tim Briggs (Giovanni Ribisi), threatens to kill Chris' family if Andy doesn't pay him back $700,000. Chris decides to raise the money by running contraband, working with his former smuggling partner, Sebastian Abney (Ben Foster), who now owns a legitimate construction company. Promising Kate he will not run drugs, Chris joins a cargo ship, planning to buy $10,000,000 in fake bills in Panama and smuggle them into the U.S. He is joined by Andy, his good friend Danny Raymer (Lukas Haas), and gets help from crew mates. After Briggs broke into Chris' house and intimidated his wife and children, Kate moves into Sebastian's house for safety.
...
Wikipedia