Traffic
Traffic is a 2000 American crime drama film directed by Steven Soderbergh and written by Stephen Gaghan. It explores the illegal drug trade from a number of perspectives: users, enforcers, politicians, and traffickers. Their stories are edited together throughout the film, although some of the characters do not meet each other. The film is an adaptation of the 1989 British Channel 4 television series Traffik. The film stars an international ensemble cast, including Don Cheadle, Benicio del Toro, Michael Douglas, Erika Christensen, Luis Guzmán, Dennis Quaid, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Jacob Vargas, Tomas Milian, Topher Grace, James Brolin, Steven Bauer, and Benjamin Bratt. It features both English and Spanish-language dialogue.
Plot
In Mexico, police officer Javier Rodriguez and his partner Manolo Sanchez stop a drug transport and arrest the couriers. Their arrest is interrupted by General Salazar, a high-ranking Mexican official who decides to hire Javier. Salazar instructs him to apprehend Francisco Flores, a hitman for the Tijuana Cartel, headed by the Obregón brothers. Salazar expresses that he wishes to shut down the Obregón cartel and that Flores will be the first step in doing so.
Awards
Cast
- Albert Finney
- Amy Irving
- Benicio del Toro
- Benjamin Bratt
- Catherine Zeta-Jones
- Clifton Collins
- D. W. Moffett
- Dennis Quaid
- Don Cheadle
- Eddie Velez
- Enrique Murciano
- Erika Christensen
- Jacob Vargas
- James Brolin
- James Lew
- Jsu Garcia
- Luis Guzmán
- Majandra Delfino
- Michael Douglas
- Michael O'Neill
- Miguel Ferrer
- Peter Riegert
- Rena Sofer
- Salma Hayek
- Steven Bauer
- Tomás Milián
- Topher Grace
- Viola Davis