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Synopsis: GRINGO, a dark comedy mixed with white-knuckle action and dramatic intrigue, explores the battle of survival for businessman Harold Soyinka (David Oyelowo) when he finds himself crossing the line from law-abiding citizen to wanted criminal.
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime
Director(s): Nash Edgerton
Production: Amazon Studios and STX Entertainment
 
IMDB:
6.1
Metacritic:
46
Rotten Tomatoes:
40%
R
Year:
2018
111 min
Website
760 Views


Room?

You want a room.

Yes. Yes.

With TV?

Uh... Fine. Yes.

Three hundred.

Gracias.

Come, come.

My name is Ronaldo,

and this is my brother, Ernesto.

Just tell us

if you need something.

Okay. Actually,

do you know where

I can buy a cheap phone?

Uh, yeah,

just across the street.

I just don't get it.

- There's nothing to get, babe.

Seriously.

I told you,

Nelly's just a friend.

You gotta let it go,

all right?

Live life to the fullest,

and leave setbacks behind.

Together,

we can lead pharmaceuticals into the future.

Alleviate. Initiate. Innovate.

With Cannabax.

Medical marijuana is already a

multi-billion dollar industry.

It's already up and running

in 20 states

and the District of Columbia.

If you've got a card,

you can legally rip a bong

in the Lincoln bedroom.

Wow.

All right, look, guys, now,

legally speaking,

isn't this right on the line?

Well, it's on it,

it's not over it.

There's a reason why

we set up the lab in Mexico.

You could be operational

the moment the laws open up.

Marty, you really wanna let

AFT take this from you?

You're gonna be staring at their tail

lights for the rest of all time.

The future of marijuana

is this pill.

You know this product

is revolutionary.

You know that by the time

everybody else catches up,

we will have

established a brand

that can

never be usurped.

Think Pfizer and Viagra.

They got there first.

There ain't no second.

Look...

Most people will tell you

Buzz Aldrin

walked on the moon.

But even a complete retard

will tell you

Neil Armstrong did it first.

And do you know

why he went first?

- He was mission commander?

- Hatch opened on his side?

He went first because he pushed

Buzz Aldrin the f*** out of the way

and seized history

by the ball sack.

That's the story

schools are afraid to teach,

but that's what happened.

I'm satisfied.

Jer?

I'm still not sure about this.

Oh, Jerry!

The club is closing!

We've been dancing all night.

It's time to go home

and f***.

- Easy, Elaine.

- What, Richard?

Nobody dances all night

unless they wanna f***.

And Jerry here wants to.

He's just being shy.

I have a gun to my head.

I have a loaded gun

to my head!

Richard.

Richard!

I've been kidnapped!

I have

a loaded gun to my head!

So, you guys understand

what to do?

- Yes? Comprende?

- Yes, yes.

Does he comprende?

Okay, good.

Richard Rusk's office.

Mia!

I need to speak to Richard!

Harold?

I need to speak to Richard!

- Mr. Rusk?

- I said hold my calls.

Mr. Rusk.

- Yeah. Oh, yeah.

- Yes. F*** me.

Mr. Rusk.

Yeah, right?

Mr. Rusk? Boss, are you there?

Oh, sh*t.

Mia, out of curiosity,

exactly what part

of "hold my calls" couldn't

you wrap your head around?

I'm in a meeting.

I'm sorry. It's Harold,

and I think that

there's something wrong.

Harold? Uh...

Yeah, put him through.

Harold?

Richard!

Where are you?

Why didn't you come back

with me and Elaine?

Richard, I've been taken!

- Taken?

- Elaine? I've been kidnapped!

They have a gun to my head!

I have a loaded gun

to my head!

No! What are you doing with that?

What are you doing with that?

No, no, no! No! No!

Try and breathe,

calm down,

and explain as clearly

as you can what's going on.

I'm somewhere in Mexico

with a gun to my head!

How much clearer can I be?

Harold, it's okay, we're here.

- Um...

- Ask what they want.

What do they want?

They want five million

wired to an account.

Or they're going to hang me

from the bridge!

Five million what, pesos?

Pesos? Dollars!

Harold, how exactly

did they arrive at a number

like five million dollars

for a person in your position?

You didn't tell them about

the K&R policy, did you?

They came to the hotel

and kidnapped me.

- I had no choice!

- God-f***ing-damn it!

- We're so f***ed.

- Jesus Christ!

- Shh!

- The number one rule

about having the f***ing

insurance policy

is never tell anyone we have

the f***ing insurance policy!

Did you not

attend the seminar?

He set up the seminar.

No!

No! Por favor!

- Jesus Christ.

- No!

Really f***ing hamstrings

our bargaining position.

You know that, right?

Bargaining?

I just told you

they're going to kill me!

Yes, bargaining!

I'm in business!

That's what I do!

You walk through warehouses,

put little check marks on boxes.

- That's what you do!

- Don't be mean.

What about the policy?

You're going

to have to tell him.

Harold, I'm just

gonna spit this out.

There is no policy.

What?

We had to make cutbacks.

Uh... F***.

There was a lot going out.

We didn't have

a lot coming in.

I had to let the policy lapse.

You kept sending me down here

with no insurance?

Yeah,

butjust for a little while.

Why didn't you tell me?

What a f***ing crybaby.

There's not enough time

in every day

for us to tell you all the things

we do not need to tell you, Harold!

No! No! No, no! No!

F***ing Mexicans!

- Harold?

- Richard!

All right. Hey, listen.

Harold, I am gonna get you

outta there, I swear to God.

Harold, listen to me

right now.

You tell whoever's got you

that there's no deal

unless they come

way down on the price.

- What?

- Yeah, la cuenta...

Just... Harold,

can we call you back?

What?

- Do you got a number?

- Richard. Richard.

No, I need to speak to legal.

Richard. Richard,

don't leave me...

I'm gonna get someone in here

who speaks Mexican.

No, Richard!

Don't leave me here! Richard!

- Can you call us back?

- Richard! Richard!

Gracias, guys.

Well done.

Vamos.

Sh*t.

Five million dollars for

someone in middle management.

Do me a favor,

shut the f*** up!

You with your whole f***ing,

"Hey, Elaine,

I got the perfect guy for us!

"My good buddy, Harold Sinka!

- Soyinka.

- "He's gonna f***ing be perfect for the job.

"He won't ask any questions,

"not gonna cause

any f***ing trouble."

This is a f***ing clusterfuck!

Just stay focused.

I am focused!

What do we do now?

Do we call the cops?

Would it be such a bad thing

if he didn't come back?

What are you talking about?

We are not leaving Harold

in f***ing Mexico!

That's crazy!

You're the one who said

put him out of his misery.

I say crazy sh*t all the time!

I don't mean it literally!

But you said "literally"

put him out of his misery.

Oh, my f***ing...

I meant

not "literally" literally.

"Literally" is something

people say now!

- It doesn't mean a f***ing thing!

- Okay.

They're going to be inspecting

the plant tomorrow,

and if they find anything off,

this whole deal is shot.

And I don't need to tell you what's

gonna happen if the Feds catch

f***ing wind of any

of this on any level.

We are completely f***ed!

I know a guy.

Oh, here we go again.

You know a f***ing guy.

No, I know a guy who might be

really good for this kind of thing.

- Extraction...

- Jesus Christ.

Special Ops type things.

Boy...

This is really bad timing.

F*** this. We've got this.

Richard, we f***ing got this.

We're a team.

Look, why don't I come over

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