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• 7.062 Thriller
• 2000-12-27
• 147 minutes mins

An exploration of the United States of America's war on drugs from multiple perspectives. For the new head of the Office of National Drug Control Policy, the war becomes personal when he discovers his well-educated daughter is abusing cocaine within their comfortable suburban home. In Mexico, a flawed, but noble policeman agrees to testify against a powerful general in league with a cartel, and in San Diego, a drug kingpin's sheltered trophy wife must learn her husband's ruthless business after he is arrested, endangering her luxurious lifestyle.

Starring:

Michael Douglas (Robert Wakefield) Benicio del Toro (Javier Rodriguez) Catherine Zeta-Jones (Helena Ayala) Erika Christensen (Caroline Wakefield) Don Cheadle (Montel Gordon) Jacob Vargas (Manolo Sanchez) Miguel Ferrer (Eduardo Ruiz) Luis Guzmán (Ray Castro) Topher Grace (Seth Abrahms) Tomas Milian (Gen. Arturo Salazar)

Director:

Steven Soderbergh

Writer:

Stephen Gaghan