Contraband (2012 film)


Contraband is a 2012 American action crime thriller film directed by Baltasar Kormkur, 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 ReykjavkRotterdam which Baltasar Kormkur starred in. It was released on January 13, 2012 in the United States by Universal Pictures.

Andys boss, mobster Tim Briggs Giovanni Ribisi, threatens to kill Chris family unless Andy doesnt 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 kids, Kate moves into Sebastians house for safety.In Panama, Chris discovers that the only one who can provide high quality fake bills ones is crime lord Gonzalo Diego Luna. Leaving Andy in the van with the money for the fake bills, Chris meets with Gonzalo to negotiate. Briggs calls Andy, threatens to kill one of Chris sons and forces him to take the money and buy cocaine. With the money gone, Chris and Danny agree to help Gonzalo rob an armored car in exchange for the fake bills. After a shootout which kill Gonzalos group along with numerous police and security officers, they successfully steals a Jackson Pollock painting that resembles a splattered tarp. Chris and Danny barely make it back to the ship with the fake bills and the painting. They drive the van with contraband into a container, which is loaded onto their cargo ship. Chris hits and berates Andy for using the money to buy cocaine, but apologizes when Andy explains the reason. ........

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