Easy Money

2010 2h 4m SV

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6.4

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★6.4TMDB · 272

DramaThrillerCrime

Synopsis

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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.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Joel Kinnaman
Johan 'JW' Westlund
Matias Varela
Jorge
Dragomir Mrsic
Mrado
Lisa Henni
Sophie
Mahmut Suvakci
Abdulkarim
Dejan Čukić
Radovan
Fares Fares
Mahmoud
Joel Spira
Nippe

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Daniel Espinosa
Writers: Maria Karlsson, Hassan Loo Sattarvandi, Fredrik Wikström
Languages: English, Swedish
Countries: Denmark, Sweden, Germany

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ERA

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Released 16 years ago.

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WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, Swedish.

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WORLD

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International production across 3 countries: Denmark, Sweden, Germany.

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CINEMA

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Part of the "Easy Money Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Daniel Espinosa, shot by Aril Wretblad. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Jon Ekstrand. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Theis Schmidt shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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8 / 8

CAST

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Joel Kinnaman and Matias Varela and Dragomir Mrsic carry the top of the cast.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Daniel Espinosa directs. Aril Wretblad behind the camera. Jon Ekstrand scores. Theis Schmidt cuts. Produced in Denmark, Sweden, Germany. Dialogue in English, Swedish.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Released 16 years ago.
2Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, Swedish.
3International production across 3 countries: Denmark, Sweden, Germany.
4Part of the "Easy Money Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
5Directed by Daniel Espinosa, shot by Aril Wretblad. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Original score by Jon Ekstrand. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
7Editor Theis Schmidt shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
8Joel Kinnaman and Matias Varela and Dragomir Mrsic carry the top of the cast.
9IMDB entry: tt1291652 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

The technical file

Cinematography: Aril Wretblad
Original score: Jon Ekstrand
Editing: Theis Schmidt
Production design: Roger Rosenberg
Costume design: Denise Östholm
Makeup / hair: Anders Bratås
Sound: Kasper Rasmussen
Stunt coordinator: Peter Lundberg
Runtime: 124 min · 2h 4m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Original language: SV
Certification (US): R
IMDB: Easy Money (2010)

Part of

Easy Money Collection

Easy Money (Swedish: Snabba cash) is a Swedish thriller film directed by Daniel Espinosa that was released on 15 January 2010. It is based on the 2006 novel of the same name by Jens Lapidus. Joel Kinnaman stars in the lead role of Johan "JW" Westlund, a rather poor man living a double life in the upper class areas of Stockholm. After meeting a wealthy girl, he is enticed into the world of organized crime and begins to sell cocaine to afford his expensive lifestyle. Easy Money was well received by critics and was a hit at the box office. Two sequels to the film have been filmed - the first (Snabba Cash II) was released in 2012, while the third premiered in Swedish cinemas October 2013.