Contraband

"What would you hide to protect your family?"

Jan 13 2012 R 1h 49m
Action, Crime, Drama

When his brother-in-law runs afoul of a drug lord, family man Chris Farraday turns to a skill he abandoned long ago—smuggling—to repay the debt. But the job goes wrong, and Farraday finds himself wanted by cops, crooks and killers alike.

Plot

Chris Faraday once smuggled illegal items or contraband into the country on freighters. He left that life behind, got married, has a family and went legit. But when his brother-in-law got involved with Briggs, a drug dealer and when he blew a deal, Briggs demands restitution which he can't deliver. So Chris offers to find a way to pay Briggs but then he threatens Chris' family if he doesn't deliver. So he gets on a freighter destined for Panama and he sets out to bring back some counterfeit currency. Briggs "goes to see" Chris' family. When Chris learns of this he asks his friend Sebastian to take care of them which he does. He tells Chris that it would be better to bring drugs instead of the cash.

Written by

Aaron Guzikowski, Arnaldur Indriðason, Óskar Jónasson

Directed by

Baltasar Kormákur

Production Countries

United States of America, United Kingdom, France

Production Companies

Universal Pictures, Relativity Media, Working Title Films, BlueEyes Productions, Leverage, Farraday Films, StudioCanal, Closest to the Hole Productions

Languages

English

Awards

1 win total

Scores
# of Votes
128,960
Average Rating
6.4 out of 10
Metascore
51
Popularity
NA