Yet the gravity of this sadism is off set by the somewhat 'sedate', humourous script and funky pop soundtrack. Heads are blown apart by machine guns, a knife is plunged into an armpit, a woman's face burnt by a Bunsen burner, another woman is brutally raped. 4,302 IMDb 6. Contraband features some quite astonishing violence. director of photography Editing by Elsabet Ronaldsdttir. Things quickly fall apart and with only hours to reach the cash, Chris must use his rusty skills to successfully navigate a treacherous criminal network of brutal drug lords, cops and hit men before his wife, Kate (Kate Beckinsale), and sons become their target. Contraband To protect his brother-in-law from a drug lord, a former smuggler heads to Panama to score millions of dollars in counterfeit bills. Directed by Baltasar Kormkur Writing Credits Cast (in credits order) complete, awaiting verification Produced by Music by Clinton Shorter Cinematography by Barry Ackroyd. Chris is a legendary smuggler and quickly assembles a crew with the help of his best friend, Sebastian (Ben Foster), for one final run to Panama and back, hoping to return with millions in counterfeit bills. Chris Farraday (Wahlberg) long ago abandoned his life of crime, but after his brother-in-law, Andy (Caleb Landry Jones), botches a drug deal for his ruthless boss, Tim Briggs (Giovanni Ribisi), Chris is forced back into doing what he does best- running contraband-to settle Andy's debt. Set in New Orleans, the film explores the cutthroat underground world of international smuggling-full of desperate criminals and corrupt officials, high-stakes and big payoffs-where loyalty rarely exists and death is one wrong turn away. A remake of the 2009 Icelandic film Reykjavk-Rotterdam (which happened to star Kormkur), the film stars Mark Wahlberg as Chris Farraday, a former smuggler who. Mark Wahlberg leads the cast of Contraband, a fast-paced thriller about a man trying to stay out of a world he worked so hard to leave behind and the family he'll do anything to protect. Because sometimes, your trip ends before the in-flight movie does, and you really dont want to ask the pilot to circle the airport just so you can catch the. Films like Contraband benefit greatly from a strong supporting cast, and there are several memorable characters in the film.
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