Easy Money (2010)

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 (as Daniél Espinosa)

Writers:

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

Stars:

Joel Kinnaman, Matias Varela, Dragomir Mrsic

4 wins & 1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Joel Kinnaman	...	JW
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
Fabian Bolin	...	Philipp
Annika Ryberg Whittembury	...	Paola
Fares Fares	...	Mahmoud
Hamdisa Causevic	...	Ratko

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:

eastern europe | double life | drugs | drug trafficking | drug lord | 

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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

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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Quotes

Jorge: You look like a brat.
JW: Absolutely.
Jorge: But you live like a fucking drug addict.
JW: Good then you should feel right at home, right.

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Connections

Featured in Maltin on Movies: Ice Age: Continental Drift (2012)

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Soundtracks

Tuuana Tootsie
Written by Arch Bacon

User Reviews

Stylish, intelligent thriller

This is a stylish, intelligent thriller with good camera-work and lots of visual style. I liked the way the movie shows international crime as a very ugly business, without rules and with lots of violence. The way a greedy young student is slowly drawn into a world that is clearly not his, is intriguing. Some elements make this film stand out above the usual Hollywood-flicks - for example the way one of the criminals treats his little daughter. This is a nice thriller that doesn't slow down, with lots of action scenes and twists. It could have done without the hardly believable love story, but I can imagine the director needed to compensate the violence with some softer scenes.

Details

Official Sites:

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Country:

Sweden Germany Denmark France

Language:

Swedish Serbian Spanish English German

Release Date:

15 January 2010 (Sweden)

Also Known As:

Snabba Cash

Filming Locations:

Hamburg, Germany

Box Office

Opening Weekend USA:

$24,684, 15 July 2012

Gross USA:

$205,741

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$8,444,544

Company Credits

Production Co:

Tre Vänner Produktion AB, Film i Väst, Nordisk Film

Technical Specs

Runtime:

124 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1