Traffic - Die Macht des Kartells
(2000)
Regisseur:
Steven SoderberghSchauspieler:
Benicio Del Toro, Jacob Vargas, Michael Saucedo, Tomas Milian, Emilio Rivera, Michael O'Neill, Michael Douglas, Russell G. Jones, Beau Holden, James Lew, Luis Guzmán, Don Cheadle, Enrique Murciano, Gary Carlos Cervantes, Miguel Ferrer, Gilbert RosalesEin mexikanischer Drogencop, der seinen Dienst an der Grenze zu den USA versieht, gerät zwischen die beiden Drogenkartelle von Tijuana. Eine High-Society-Ehefrau muss feststellen, dass ihr Reichtum auf dem Drogenhandel ihres Mannes aufgebaut ist. Und ein konservativer Richter wird zum obersten Drogenjäger der USA berufen, merkt aber aber nicht, dass seine Tochter längst an der Nadel hängt.
Fulminanter Copfilm, in dem Steven Soderbergh mit Hilfe dreier parallel verlaufender Handlungsstränge die Drogenproblematik unter die Lupe nimmt.
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.
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.
