Easy Money (2010)
"Snabba cash" (original title)

When JW becomes a drug runner in order to maintain his double life, his fate becomes tied to two other men: Jorge, a fugitive on the run from both the Serbian mafia and the police, and mafia enforcer Mrado, who is on the hunt for Jorge.

Director:

Daniel Espinosa

Writers:

Daniel Espinosa (collaborating writer), Jens Lapidus (based on novel),

Stars:

Joel Kinnaman, Matias Varela, Dragomir Mrsic

4 wins.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Joel Kinnaman	...	Johan 'JW' Westlund
Matias Varela	...	Jorge (as Matias Padin Varela)
Dragomir Mrsic	...	Mrado
Lisa Henni	...	Sophie
Mahmut Suvakci	...	Abdulkarim
Jones Danko	...	Fahdi
Lea Stojanov	...	Lovisa
Dejan Cukic	...	Radovan
Miodrag Stojanovic	...	Nenad
Joel Spira	...	Nippe
Christian Hillborg	...	Jet Set Carl
Annika Ryberg Whittembury	...	Paola
Fares Fares	...	Mahmoud
Hamdisa Causevic	...	Ratko
Sasa Petrovic	...	Stefanovic

Storyline

When JW becomes a drug runner in order to maintain his double life, his fate becomes tied to two other men: Jorge, a fugitive on the run from both the Serbian mafia and the police, and mafia enforcer Mrado, who is on the hunt for Jorge.

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Plot Keywords:

serbian | drugs | double life | brother sister relationship | stockholm sweden | 

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Genres:

Action | Crime | Drama | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for strong violence, pervasive language, drug content and some sexuality

Details

Official Sites:

MySpace

Country:

Sweden

Language:

Swedish Serbian Spanish English German

Release Date:

15 January 2010 (Sweden)

Also Known As:

Easy Money

Filming Locations:

Hamburg, Germany

Box Office

Opening Weekend:

$24,684 (USA) (13 July 2012)

Gross:

$188,870 (USA) (7 September 2012)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Film i Väst, Tre Vänner Produktion AB

Technical Specs

Runtime:

124 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Dragomir Mrsic is not a trained actor, but is actually a former bank robber.

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Goofs

Before the scene where Mrado is assaulting Jorge in the woods, JW is seen walking past Mrado's car. When he walks past the car you can clearly see the camera-team visible for a short second.

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Connections

Followed by Easy Money II (2012)

User Reviews

Twisty Swedish thriller that tells the story of a working class Swedish college student who becomes involved in the drug trade

¨Easy cash¨is an absorbing crime tale with electricity pumping through its veins , being based on the novel James Ellroy Calls. An epic European thriller to rival Stieg Larsson .The Swedish import (with the cooler name Snabba Cash) arrives in North America after filling box office coffers in its Norwegian homeland. The film opens with Jorge (Matias Varela) staging a daring prison break (despite only having a year left on his sentence), and subsequently falling right back into the world of drugs and violence that clearly got him locked up in the first place. But a move like that never comes without consequences, as we meet Mrado (Dragomir Mrsic) who has suddenly found . When JW (Joel Kinnaman) becomes a drug runner in order to maintain his double life, his fate becomes tied to two other men: Jorge, a fugitive on the run from both the Serbian mafia and the police, and mafia enforcer Mrado, who is on the hunt for Jorge . JW has more than his next fare in mind as he wants to escape his lower middle class past and starving student present. Opportunity comes knocking when a friend offer him a chance to deal with dark businesses . A multi-cultural pursuit of happiness thanks to cocaine begins with Jonah "Jw" Westlund . Living a double life, J.W. gets in over his head, falling for an heiress (Lisa Henni) and becoming more and more embroiled in criminal activity.

it's incredibly stylish action/drama movie , a rattling good thriller with potentially global appeal . It is entirely criminal world , beautifully rendered and wildly thrilling . This is a sharp-eyed Swedish crime drama , "Snabba Cash," retitled "Easy Money" for North American audiences by The Weinstein Company who has picked it up for U.S. release, one has to to first note its trajectory . Already a hit in Sweden where it was released at the beginning of 2010, the picture's taut, intense and propulsive momentum caught the attention of audiences . This dazzler of a movie is right in his wheelhouse, given that it's about urban criminals with moral codes and strong ethnic identities, plus there's plenty of violence . Good performance by Joel Kinnaman as a finance student by day and drug runner by night to help afford the expensive lifestyle of his wealthy circle of friends . Kinnaman, who also stars in AMC's "The Killing," and will star in the remake of "RoboCop" . The motion picture presented by Martin Scorsese was well realized by director Daniel Espinosa , though being slowly paced and sometimes a little bit boring . Only a few Swedish films cross the pond and get a stateside release , on of them is ¨Easy cash¨ getting success around the world . As Swedish hit as well as hit U.S. theaters , considering that a little feat that the crime drama pulled at the Swedish box office which caught the eye of more than a few Hollywood producers. Sweden has already celebrated the first installment, giving the film three Guldbagges (the country's equivalent of an Oscar), including a win for Kinnaman for Best Actor, and moved on to the second, "Snabba Cash II," with the same artistic and technician .Director Daniel Espinosa replaces a bit of bada-bing with class warfare, thanks to the international wise guy film . Espinosa earned critical acclaim and subsequently hired by Hollywood , where has directed the successful ¨Safe house¨ with Denzel Washington and Ryan Reynolds .