Traffic
7.1/10
Rating
147 min
Runtime
2000
Release Year
Steven Soderbergh
Director
Cast
Michael Douglas, Benicio del Toro, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Erika Christensen, Don Cheadle
Quick Synopsis
The film examines the United States' war on drugs through several interconnected stories. The new director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy faces a personal crisis when he finds out his well-educated daughter is using cocaine in their suburban home. Meanwhile, in Mexico, a dedicated but imperfect police officer decides to testify against a corrupt general who is working with a drug cartel. At the same time, in San Diego, the wife of a drug lord, who has lived a sheltered life, must navigate her husband's violent drug business after his arrest threatens her comfortable lifestyle.
Detailed Synopsis of Traffic
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.
