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  • Drug traffic -- Drama.
     
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  • Drug traffic -- Mexico -- Drama.
     
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  • Drug traffic -- United States -- Drama.
     
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  • Drug traffic -- Mexican-American Border Region -- Drama.
     
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  • Criminal behavior -- Ohio -- Drama.
     
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  • Criminal behavior -- California -- Drama.
     
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  • Criminal behavior -- Mexico -- Drama.
     
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  • San Diego (Calif.) -- Drama.
     
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  • Tijuana (Baja California, Mexico) -- Drama.
     
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    Traffic [digital videodisc] / a USA Films presentation in association with Initial Entertainment Group ; a Bedford Falls/Laura Bickford production ; produced by Edward Zwick, Marshall Herskovitz, Laura Bickford ; screenplay by Stephen Gaghan ; directed by Steven Soderbergh.
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    [Irvington, N.Y.] : Criterion Collection, [2002]
    Subjects
  • Drug traffic -- Drama.
  •  
  • Drug traffic -- Mexico -- Drama.
  •  
  • Drug traffic -- United States -- Drama.
  •  
  • Drug traffic -- Mexican-American Border Region -- Drama.
  •  
  • Criminal behavior -- Ohio -- Drama.
  •  
  • Criminal behavior -- California -- Drama.
  •  
  • Criminal behavior -- Mexico -- Drama.
  •  
  • San Diego (Calif.) -- Drama.
  •  
  • Tijuana (Baja California, Mexico) -- Drama.
  • ISBN: 
    9781559409704
    1559409703
    Series: 
    Criterion collection 150.
    Description: 
    2 videodiscs (147 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 insert (1 folded sheet ([8] p.) : ill. ; 19 cm.)
    Edition: 
    Special ed.
    Contents: 
    Bust in the desert -- General Salazar -- Robert leaves Ohio -- Meeting Ruiz -- After school -- Helena lunches -- Robert is briefed -- General Landry -- Javi & the tourists -- Georgetown party -- Ruiz in the hospital -- Carl is arrested -- Salazar asks for help -- Back home in Ohio -- Arnie briefs Helena -- Javier picks up Frankie -- Caroline at a party -- Frankie's interrogation -- Arnie explains the business -- Caroline at jail -- Salazar play "good cop" -- Bail denied -- Ruiz gives his statement -- Dinner with Frankie -- Obregón cartel hit -- Inspecting the border -- Helena visits Carl -- Scoring drugs -- Helena is threatened -- Ana looks for Manolo -- Robert gets EPIC tour -- Robert talks to his staff -- Helena asks for money -- Scorpion -- Robert & Barbara argue -- Robert catches Caroline -- Javier in the pool -- Helena makes lemonade -- Caroline in rehab -- Helena fits pieces together -- Robert visits Salazar -- New home; testimony -- Helena meets Frankie -- Caroline escapes -- Ana is worried -- Looking for Caroline (day) -- Caroline pays for drugs -- Escorted to court -- Frankie stalks Ruiz -- Manolo in San Diego -- Two graves -- Looking for Caroline (night) -- Javier comforts Ana -- Helena & Obregón make a deal -- Javier goes on the wire -- Monte at the funeral -- Robert is told about Salazar -- "Field trip" -- Caroline's pusher -- Javier talks to Ana -- Robert follows Seth -- Ruiz's "big day" -- Another desert bust -- Press conference -- Arnie confronted; Monte visits -- "We're here"; night baseball -- End credits.
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    Summary: 
    Traffic is a mural of a war being fought and lost. In a culture devoted to instant gratification and the quick fix, it poses unanswerable questions about greed, corruption, economic inequity, pleasure, self-medication, dependency, and addiction. The stories of a well-meaning politician with a wayward daughter, a rich suburban homemaker who sees her comfortable life hijacked by two earnest DEA agents, and a conscientious and honorable Mexican police officer illustrate the difficulties of waging this war against people who are essentially members of the family. How do you combat human frailty, human nature, and the basic human desire to take the edge off? Are we all not just doomed to repeat our mistakes, but--perversely--willing?
    Awards: 
    Academy Award, 2000: Best director.
    Academy Award, 2000: Best supporting actor (Benicio Del Toro)
    Academy Award, 2000: Best adapted screenplay.
    Academy Award, 2000: Best film editing.
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    MPAA Rating: Rated R.
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