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Traffic examines the question of drugs as politics, business, and lifestyle. With an innovative color-coded cinematic treatment to distinguish his interwoven stories, Steven Soderbergh embroils viewers in the lives of a newly appointed drug czar and his family, a West Coast kingpin’s wife, a key informant, and police officers on both sides of the U.S.-Mexico border. The film, which delivers a complex and nuanced take on an issue of international importance without sacrificing any energy or suspense, is a contemporary classic, and the winner of four Oscars, for best director, best screenplay, best editing, and best supporting actor for Benicio del Toro.
Original Release
03/23/2000
US Release
01/05/2001
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Cast
Name | Character |
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Benicio Del Toro | Javier Rodriguez / Javier Rodríguez |
Jacob Vargas | Manolo Sanchez |
Andrew Chavez | Desert Truck Driver |
Michael Saucedo | Desert Truck Driver |
Tomas Milian | General Arturo Salazar / Gen. Arturo Salazar |
J.R. Yenque | Salazar Soldier / The Torturer |
Emilio Rivera | Salazar Soldier #2 |
Michael O'Neill | Lawyer Rodman |
Michael Douglas | Robert Wakefield |
Russell G. Jones | Clerk / Mark |
Directors
Writers
Cast
Name | Character |
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Benicio Del Toro | Javier Rodriguez / Javier Rodríguez |
Jacob Vargas | Manolo Sanchez |
Andrew Chavez | Desert Truck Driver |
Michael Saucedo | Desert Truck Driver |
Tomas Milian | General Arturo Salazar / Gen. Arturo Salazar |
J.R. Yenque | Salazar Soldier / The Torturer |
Emilio Rivera | Salazar Soldier #2 |
Michael O'Neill | Lawyer Rodman |
Michael Douglas | Robert Wakefield |
Russell G. Jones | Clerk / Mark |
Lorene Hetherington | State Capitol Reporter #1 |
Eric Collins | State Capitol Reporter #2 |
Beau Holden | DEA Agent - CalTrans |
Peter Stader | DEA Agent - CalTrans |
James Lew | DEA Agent - CalTrans |
Jeremy Fitzgerald | DEA Agent - CalTrans |
Russell Solberg | DEA Agent - CalTrans |
Luis Guzman | Ray Castro |
Don Cheadle | Montel Gordon |
Don Snell | DEA Agent - Trailer |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Cameron Jones | Executive Producer |
Graham King | Executive Producer |
Andreas Klein | Executive Producer |
Mike Newell | Executive Producer |
Richard Solomon | Executive Producer |
Laura Bickford | Producer |
Marshall Herskovitz | Producer |
Edward Zwick | Producer |
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Behind the Scenes
Year | Type | Category | Won |
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2001 | Oscar | Best Picture | Nominated |
2001 | Oscar | Best Actor in a Supporting Role | Won |
2001 | Oscar | Best Director | Won |
2001 | Oscar | Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material Previously Produced or Published | Won |
2001 | Oscar | Best Film Editing | Won |
2001 | Golden Globe | Best Motion Picture - Drama | Nominated |
2001 | Golden Globe | Best Director - Motion Picture | Nominated |
2001 | Golden Globe | Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture | Nominated |
2001 | Golden Globe | Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture | Won |
2001 | Golden Globe | Best Screenplay - Motion Picture | Won |