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Steven Soderbergh followed up his critical and commercial smash ERIN BROCKOVICH with this wildly exhilarating exploration of the complex, multilayered international drug problem. The film tells three seemingly disparate stories that loosely intersect and overlap, unfurling at a frantic, relentless pace. In the first, a well-.. Read more
| Starring | Michael Douglas, Miguel Ferrer, Catherine Zeta Jones, James Brolin |
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| Director | Steven Soderbergh |
| Genres | Drama, Thriller |
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Steven Soderbergh followed up his critical and commercial smash ERIN BROCKOVICH with this wildly exhilarating exploration of the complex, multilayered international drug problem. The film tells three seemingly disparate stories that loosely intersect and overlap, unfurling at a frantic, relentless pace. In the first, a well-intentioned Mexican police officer, Javier Rodriguez Rodriguez (Benicio Del Toro), comes face-to-face with the hypocrisy and hopelessness of his situation after he learns that his superior, General Salazar (Tomas Milian), isn't the law-abiding officer he claims to be. In the second, Robert Wakefield (Michael Douglas), a conservative Supreme Court judge from Ohio, takes a position as the president's new drug czar. What he doesn't realize is that his teenage daughter, Caroline (Erika Christensen), is falling prey to the dangerous narcotics that he has been hired to eradicate. In the third section, federal agents Montel Gordon (Don Cheadle) and Ray Castro (Luis Guzman) are baby-sitting Eduardo Ruiz (Miguel Ferrer), a drug smuggler who is about to testify against the wealthy Carlos Ayala (Steven Bauer). When Ayala's pregnant wife, Helena (Catherine Zeta-Jones), learns of her husband's illegal activities, she takes her family's future into her own hands. Soderbergh's bold decision to photograph the film using three strikingly different visual schemes adds even greater punch to TRAFFIC, which stands firmly as one of 2000's most stirring motion picture events.
| Starring | Michael Douglas, Miguel Ferrer, Catherine Zeta Jones, James Brolin, Don Cheadle, Benicio Del Toro, Albert Finney, Steven Bauer, Benjamin Bratt, Tomas Milian, Dennis Quaid, Peter Riegert, Luis Guzman, Jacob Vargas, Amy Irving, C |
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| Director | Steven Soderbergh |
| Studio | EV |
| Run time | DVD: 2 hrs 27 mins |
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| Genres | Drama, Thriller |
| Language | DVD: English |
| Released | Production year: 2000 To Rent: DVD: 01 Oct 2007 |
"Steven Soderbergh's great, despairing squall of a film [infuses] epic cinematic form with jittery new rhythms and a fresh, acid-washed palette....The performances, by an ensemble from which not a false note issues, have the clarity and force of pithy instrumental solos insistently piercing through a dense cacaphony..."
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Watch the original instead!!!
Whilst this film does have some very stylish moments and some ok performances it doesnt match the scope of the original 'Traffik' made by channel 4 in ... read more »
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You may get stuck in this Traffic.
Stunningly well-made film directed by Steven Soderberg about the serious problem of drug trafficking across the Mexican border into America and the far reaching... read more »
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Edge of the seat thriller
What a shame that so many viewers have apparently 'missed', or ignored, the power of this film. Just check out the Oscars, starting with Best Director ... read more »
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Del Toro Shines
Benecio del Toro was the best cast person in this film. Michael Douglas was good as well, but the story dragged on a bit and much of the stories are left ... read more »
Moviemaker Steven Soderbergh has signed on as the second unit director on pal Gary Ross' movie adaptation of bestseller The Hunger Games. The Traffic director has agreed to help his friend as he completes production on the much-anticipated 2012 blockbuster. Eddie Mills, a production designer on the film, broke the news via a tweet on Wednesday (03Aug11), posting, "Soderbergh in the house this weekend!!! very exciting!" That message was apparently followed by a tweet from set electrician Chrys... Read more