Contraband 2012
About Movie
What would you hide to protect your family?
Plot:
To protect his brother-in-law from a drug lord, a former smuggler heads
to Panama to score millions of dollars in counterfeit bills.
Story:
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
him but the 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.
Did
you know: The painting stolen appears to be "One: Number 31" by Jackson
Pollock. The actual painting is in the Museum of Modern Art in New York
City. It has an undisclosed insurance value, though it is estimated to
be in excess of $200 million.
