Rating: NR
Genre:
Drama
Release Date: 11/02/2004
SubTitles: Espanol/French
Dubbed: English/Espanol
Sound: DD5.1
Run Time: 263 min
Distributor/Studio: Universal Studios
Inspired by the themes of
Steven Soderbergh's Academy Award winning 2000 film of the same name,
Traffic: The Miniseries focuses on a group of people involved in the highest levels of illegal trafficking; dealing with the sale and trade of chemicals, weapons, and even people. DEA agent
Mike McKay (
Elias Koteas) goes missing in Afghanistan while at home, his son treads dangerously close to addiction. Meanwhile, different storylines follow
Fazal (
Ritchie Coster), whose wife and child die during illegal transport to the US, and
Ben (
Balthazar Getty), whose father's shipping company is being used to transport illegal immigrants into the country. The seemingly unconnected lives of the characters eventually begin to converge, illustrating the interconnected nature of issues surrounding the war on illegal transport.
~ Cammila Albertson, All Movie Guide