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:

double life | drug trafficking | drug lord | criminality in sweden | drug | 

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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

Let's Get Bleeped Tonight
Written by Ollie Corneer (as O. Corneer) and Stefan Engblom (as S. Engblom)
Performed by Dada Life

User Reviews

Greed and Fear in a drug deal

JW (Joel Kinnaman) is a poor economics student who is dabbing in questionable money making schemes while faking a double life with his rich acquaintances. He falls for the rich Sophie (Lisa Henni). Jorge (Matias Varela) has just escaped from jail. JW and Jorge is working for the Albanian drug lord Abdulkarim who is trying to put together a big shipment. Meanwhile Mrado (Dragomir Mrsic) is a Serbian enforcer. The Serbian are going to war with Abdulkarim but Mrado has a new responsibility in his daughter and he's planning a final score to get out of it all.

Mrado says that people start becoming greedy and scared. That's what I love about this story. Everybody is a bastard. Nobody is safe. JW thinks he's smarter than he actually is, and he never truly understands that he's expendable. I love how Jorge breaks it all down for JW, and the two men's complicated relationship. There are no angels here, just survivors.

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