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Contraband is a american film of genre Drama directed by Baltasar Kormákur released in USA on 13 january 2012 with Mark Wahlberg
Contraband (2012)
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Add to a movie listReleased in USA 13 january 2012
Length 1h49
Directed by Baltasar Kormákur
OriginUSA
Themes Gangster films
Rating63%
Contraband is a 2012 American action 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.
Synopsis
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.Actors
Mark Wahlberg
(Chris Farraday)
Kate Beckinsale
(Kate Farraday)
Ben Foster
(Sebastian Abney)
Giovanni Ribisi
(Tim Briggs)
J. K. Simmons
(Captain Camp)
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