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  DVD Verdict Review - Traffic: Criterion Collection
Unlike Darren Aronofsky's psychological exploration of the roots of addiction in Requiem for a Dream, which came out the same year as Traffic, Soderbergh's film is more interested in the sociological terrain of drugs.
Taking its cue from the British mini-series Traffik, Stephen Gaghan's rambling screenplay breaks down into three major plot threads, each of which director Soderbergh (acting as his cinematographer) color-codes for easy access.
Michael Douglas leads in the blue section of the film, as a politician who knows nothing about drug culture, but must learn the hard way when he discovers his daughter's addiction.
www.dvdverdict.com /reviews/traffic.php   (1813 words)

  
 Conspiracy Theory: Gems & Junkies in Burma by R.W. Hughes
And by what right do we Americans lecture the Burmese about the drug trade when our very own intelligence agencies have both nourished and fed upon it for decades?
I am reminded of the British production of Traffik (upon which the US movie, Traffic was based).
After the British head of narcotics suppression lectures his Pakistani counterpart about the need to crack down on opium growing, the Pakistani throws the challenge right back: "In my country, alcohol is illegal.
www.ruby-sapphire.com /burmese_politics.htm   (6263 words)

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