Contraband (2012 movie)

Contraband
Contraband
Directed by	Baltasar Kormákur
Screenplay by	Aaron Guzikowski
Based on	Reykjavík-Rotterdam written by; Arnaldur Indriðason; Óskar Jónasson
Produced by	Tim Bevan; Eric Fellner; Baltasar Kormákur; Stephen Levinson; Mark Wahlberg
Starring	Mark Wahlberg; Kate Beckinsale; Ben Foster; Giovanni Ribisi
Cinematography	Barry Ackroyd
Edited by	Elísabet Ronaldsdóttir
Music by	Clinton Shorter
Production; companies	Relativity Media; Working Title Films; Blueeyes Productions; Leverage Entertainment; Closest to the Hole Productions
Distributed by	Universal Pictures
Release date	January 13, 2012;
Running time	110 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$25 million
Box office	$96,262,212

Contraband is an American action crime thriller movie. It was directed by Baltasar Kormákur. It stars Mark Wahlberg and Kate Beckinsale. The movie is a remake of the 2008 Icelandic movie Reykjavík-Rotterdam which starred Kormákur. Contraband was released on January 13, 2012 in the United States by Universal Pictures. Filming took place in New Orleans, Louisiana and Panama City.^[3] Contraband was released to DVD on April 24, 2012 with a rating of R.^[4]

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