Why is Traffic movie rated R?
Why is Traffic movie rated R? In addition to the disturbing sexual scenes there are numerous scenes of brutal, gory violence: point-blank shootings, torture, execution-style murder, a scary guy threatens a pregnant woman with the murder of her young child, and so on.
In addition to the disturbing sexual scenes there are numerous scenes of brutal, gory violence: point-blank shootings, torture, execution-style murder, a scary guy threatens a pregnant woman with the murder of her young child, and so on.
What is Traffic the movie about?
A look at America’s war on drugs through several interconnected stories: Ohio’s Supreme Court judge is appointed as the nation’s Drug Tsar, unaware that his own daughter is a heroin addict, two DEA agents pursue the wife of a jailed drugs baron who seeks to control his lucrative business, and a Mexican cop takes a lone stand against the powerful cartels in his community.
Traffic / Film synopsis
Who is Traffic based on?
Traffic (2000 film)
| Traffic | |
|---|---|
| Screenplay by | Stephen Gaghan |
| Based on | Traffik by Simon Moore |
| Produced by | Edward Zwick Marshall Herskovitz Laura Bickford |
| Starring | Michael Douglas Don Cheadle Benicio del Toro Dennis Quaid Catherine Zeta-Jones Luis Guzmán |
Is traffic a true story?
The film itself is not a true story, but it was inspired by true events. The movie follows a couple (Paula Patton, who’s also a producer, and Omar Epps) who go on a road trip, where they run into a motorcycle gang at a gas station.
