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Overview

User Rating:
7.8/10   81,286 votes
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Director:
Writers (WGA):
Simon Moore (miniseries Traffik)
Stephen Gaghan (screenplay)
Contact:
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Release Date:
5 January 2001 (USA) more
Genre:
Tagline:
No One Gets Away Clean
Plot:
A conservative judge is appointed by the President to spearhead America's escalating war against drugs, only to discover that his teenage daughter is an addict. full summary | full synopsis
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Awards:
Won 4 Oscars. Another 59 wins & 57 nominations more
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(247 articles)
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User Reviews:
All you could ask for. more (821 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Benicio Del Toro ... Javier Rodriguez

Jacob Vargas ... Manolo Sanchez
Andrew Chavez ... Desert Truck Driver

Michael Saucedo ... Desert Truck Driver
Tomas Milian ... General Arturo Salazar

Jose Yenque ... Salazar Soldier / The Torturer

Emilio Rivera ... Salazar Soldier #2
Michael O'Neill ... Lawyer Rodman

Michael Douglas ... Robert Wakefield

Russell G. Jones ... Clerk
Lorene Hetherington ... State Capitol Reporter #1
Eric Collins ... State Capitol Reporter #2

Beau Holden ... DEA Agent - CalTrans
Peter Stader ... DEA Agent - CalTrans
James Lew ... DEA Agent - CalTrans
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Traffic - Die Macht des Kartells (Germany)
Traffik (USA) (working title)
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MPAA:
Rated R for pervasive drug content, strong language, violence and some sexuality.
Runtime:
147 min
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1.85 : 1 more
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Trivia:
All of the scenes in the US have a blue tint and all of the scenes in Mexico have a yellow tint. more
Goofs:
Continuity: When Salazar shows Javier the picture of Frankie Flowers before they find him, he has the scar from the beating they give him when they pick him up. more
Quotes:
[first lines]
Javier Rodriguez: [in Spanish] Last night I had an ugly nightmare.
Manolo Sanchez: [in Spanish] Oh yeah? What happened, man?
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in La très très grande entreprise (2008) more
Soundtrack:
Piano Sonata No. 1 In F Minor more

FAQ

What is it that Gordon attatches to the table in the Ayala's house towards the end of the film?
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57 out of 82 people found the following review useful.
All you could ask for., 28 January 2001
9/10
Author: Subir Grewal (subir1) from NYC

No compromises here. Traffic takes a long, hard look at the narcotics industry in North America and manages to entertain at the same time. The triple plot allows you to see the whole industry with multiple perspectives. The movie is visually stunning, loved the different filters for the three locations.

That the war on drugs cannot be won, and is hypocritical to boot, is a message that needs as much air-time as it can get.

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