Traffic (2000)
Release: December 27, 2000 | Runtime: 2h 27m | Rating: 7.1
An exploration of the United States of America's war on drugs from multiple perspectives. For the new head of the Office of National Drug Control Policy, the war becomes personal when he discovers his well-educated daughter is abusing cocaine within their comfortable suburban home. In Mexico, a flawed, but noble policeman agrees to testify against a powerful general in league with a cartel, and in San Diego, a drug kingpin's sheltered trophy wife must learn her husband's ruthless business after he is arrested, endangering her luxurious lifestyle.
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Main cast
- Michael Douglas as Robert Wakefield
- Benicio del Toro as Javier Rodriguez
- Catherine Zeta-Jones as Helena Ayala
- Erika Christensen as Caroline Wakefield
- Don Cheadle as Montel Gordon
- Jacob Vargas as Manolo Sanchez
- Miguel Ferrer as Eduardo Ruiz
- Luis Guzmán as Ray Castro
- Topher Grace as Seth Abrahms
- Tomas Milian as Gen. Arturo Salazar
- Clifton Collins Jr. as Francisco Flores
- Amy Irving as Barbara Wakefield
- Dennis Quaid as Arnie Metzger
- D.W. Moffett as Jeff Sheridan
- Steven Bauer as Carlos Ayala
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What is Traffic about?
An exploration of the United States of America's war on drugs from multiple perspectives. For the new head of the Office of National Drug Control Policy, the war becomes personal when he discovers his well-educated daughter is abusing cocaine within their comfortable suburban home. In Mexico, a flawed, but noble policeman agrees to testify against a powerful general in league with a cartel, and in San Diego, a drug kingpin's sheltered trophy wife must learn her husband's ruthless business after he is arrested, endangering her luxurious lifestyle.
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