“What would you hide to protect your family?”
Contraband is a 2012 crime thriller about Chris Farraday, a family man pulled back into the world of smuggling when his brother-in-law lands in trouble with a drug lord. He takes on a dangerous run to cover the debt, but the plan quickly goes off course. As pressure builds, he is forced to keep moving while trying to protect the people closest to him. The film follows one bad decision as it spreads into a fight for survival.
Baltasar Kormákur directs, shaping the story around a man who cannot leave his past behind. Mark Wahlberg plays Chris Farraday, the ex-smuggler whose attempt to help family draws him into escalating danger. Kate Beckinsale appears as his wife, tied to the home life he is trying to shield, while Ben Foster plays the brother-in-law whose trouble sets the plot in motion. The cast also includes Caleb Landry Jones and Giovanni Ribisi, both part of the criminal pressure closing in on Farraday.
Made in the United Kingdom, Iceland and the United States, the film uses its 109-minute running time to keep the action tight and urgent. Its setting moves through the rough, practical world of cargo, money and hidden cargo, where trust is scarce and every deal has a cost. The tone is tense and hard-edged, with family loyalty set against the pull of crime and the consequences of trying to outrun it.
Baltasar Kormákur directs, shaping the story around a man who cannot leave his past behind. Mark Wahlberg plays Chris Farraday, the ex-smuggler whose attempt to help family draws him into escalating danger. Kate Beckinsale appears as his wife, tied to the home life he is trying to shield, while Ben Foster plays the brother-in-law whose trouble sets the plot in motion. The cast also includes Caleb Landry Jones and Giovanni Ribisi, both part of the criminal pressure closing in on Farraday.
Made in the United Kingdom, Iceland and the United States, the film uses its 109-minute running time to keep the action tight and urgent. Its setting moves through the rough, practical world of cargo, money and hidden cargo, where trust is scarce and every deal has a cost. The tone is tense and hard-edged, with family loyalty set against the pull of crime and the consequences of trying to outrun it.
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6.3 / 10