Probably the largest-scale film about drug trafficking since THE POPPY IS ALSO
A FLOWER (1966), this thriller focuses on disparate families on both sides of
the U.S./Mexican border as they're touched by the narcotics trade. Inspired by
a six-hour, U.K. miniseries called
Traffik (1989), this examination of
the cocaine business is intelligently scripted by Stephen Gaghan and deftly
directed by Steven Soderbergh. Three main narrative threads intersect and
branch off as the film unfolds. In Mexico, straight-arrow cop Javier (Benicio
Del Toro) and his partner, Manolo (Jacob Vargas), join forces with General
Arturo Salazar (Tomas Milian), who ...
Released:
2000
Rated:
R
Length:
140 mins