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Contraband (2012)

Directed by Baltasar Kormákur · Cinematography by Barry Ackroyd

R109 min196 frames

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What would you hide to protect your family?

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Stills, screencaps & shots from Contraband

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Contraband (2012) movie still: establishing — A vast expanse of deep space filled with glowing star clusters and gas clouds. Countless bright stars…Contraband (2012) movie still: closeup — A man stands in an interior room with a window off to the side. The man is captured in a silhouette against…Contraband (2012) movie still: medium — A dimly lit room with blurred silhouettes of people in the background. Two men engage in conversation while…Contraband (2012) movie still: wide — A highway bridge spans a calm ocean with a dense urban skyscraper skyline behind. Several passenger cars…Contraband (2012) movie still: establishing — An aerial night view of a sprawling highway interchange with multiple lanes of traffic. Vehicles move…Contraband (2012) movie still: medium — A utilitarian bunk room with metal bunk beds and wall-mounted light fixtures. A man in a blue t-shirt…Contraband (2012) movie still: medium — A utilitarian space featuring industrial piping and a metal mesh wall in the background. Two men are…Contraband (2012) movie still: medium — A wooden observation deck overlooks a calm body of water with a decaying pier. A man and a woman stand by…Contraband (2012) movie still: fullbody — A narrow corridor inside a metal vessel is filled with pipes and industrial hardware. A man in a uniform…Contraband (2012) movie still: establishing — A large container ship navigates through deep water under golden hour light. The vessel is heavily…Contraband (2012) movie still: medium — A sparse room with metallic weightlifting equipment features two men engaged in a workout. One man lies on a…Contraband (2012) movie still: medium — A dark office environment is visible with black metal filing cabinets in the background. A woman in a grey…Contraband (2012) movie still: fullbody — A grassy clearing is surrounded by large trees draped with hanging Spanish moss. Three men walk in a line…Contraband (2012) movie still: wide — A dark residential street at night features a single car parked along the curb. The headlights are…Contraband (2012) movie still: medium — A long hospital corridor with white walls and dark door frames features waiting area seating. A medical…Contraband (2012) movie still: medium — A dark, blurred outdoor street area at night with distant out-of-focus streetlights. A man in a dark leather…
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Contraband — official trailer

What is Contraband about?

When his brother-in-law runs afoul of a drug lord, family man Chris Farraday turns to a skill he abandoned long ago—smuggling—to repay the debt. But the job goes wrong, and Farraday finds himself wanted by cops, crooks and killers alike.

Where can you watch Contraband?

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What does the cinematography of Contraband look like?

Across 192 sampled frames, Contraband builds its coverage from medium shots (54% of the sample), with close-ups (21%) carrying much of the rest. Cinematographer Barry Ackroyd keeps 53% of it in soft, low-key light. 53% of the frames play at night or in the failing light of dusk. Anamorphic glass shapes the frame. Focus stays shallow in 76% of the frames, isolating subjects from their surroundings.

What is the color palette of Contraband?

The dominant colors across the sampled frames of Contraband (2012) are #31302c, #121210, #53524c, #d4d3cb, #f8f9f6, #8f8874 — measured from the per-frame color data FrameThrower extracts for every film.

  • #31302c
  • #121210
  • #53524c
  • #d4d3cb
  • #f8f9f6
  • #8f8874

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