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VHS : Traffik [1989]
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Traffik [1989] starring: Bill Paterson, Lindsay Duncan, Jamal Shah, Talat Hussain, Fritz Müller-Scherz directed by: Alastair Reid |
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Binding: VHS Tape EAN: 9786302909227 ISBN: 6302909228 Running Time: 315 minutes Theatrical Release Date: April 22, 1990 Sales Rank: 30391 Related Items:
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Editorial Review: Amazon.co.uk Review: At the end of the 1980s, Traffik was an early indication that Channel 4's financial investment in film would be worthwhile and not pull any punches. The series depicts a soulless society embroiled in the catchments of its own greed. Drug trafficking is a political hot potato that one man alone cannot hope to spearhead a war against. Minister Jack Lithgow (Bill Paterson) realises this somewhere in between negotiating an international crackdown policy and discovering his daughter Caroline (Julia Ormond) is hooked on the very thing he's fighting to eradicate. This is one of three threads masterfully interwoven in Simon Moore's script and spread across six episodes. At the other corners of the Heroin triangle are Hamburg and Pakistan. In Germany, businessman Rosshalde is arrested on smuggling charges. This triggers a startling personality change in his wife Helen (Lindsay Duncan), who takes on a Lady Macbeth-like role in destroying everything obstructing her financial security. In Kurachi we follow the woes of farmer Fazal (Jamal Shah) as he finds work with drug baron Tariq Butt (Talat Hussain). Performances are outstanding as the taut plot draws these elements toward a cold finale. BAFTAs were awarded to the series' design, camerawork and sound. Technically it's as brilliant as Steven Soderbergh's 2000 cinematic remake Traffic. But in the characterisations of a populace who are all wrong in their views on drug use, you'll be hard pressed to find a better presentation of the subject on the big or small screen. On the DVD: Eight chapters per episode; picture and sound adequate. That's it. Like the subject of the series, the search for extra happiness is a fruitless one. --Paul Tonks Customer Reviews
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 Rating: - Superb, well acted and not datedThis film is a supreme example of British drama. Based in three areas Britain, Germany, and Pakistan/Afghanistan and centred around four groups of characters: a British politician and his daughter, a Pakistan farmer and his drug lord boss, a German drug importer and his English wife, and two German detectives. It crosses the world of drug production, trafficking and consumption. The characters are believable and there is little moralising. It is well acted and scripted. The background music is occasionally annoying but is not as dominant as contemporary equivalents. This is highly recommended: it is real value for money. Rating: - Superlative drama.I first saw this when it came out on UK television and I am pleased that it has been released in its full-length form on DVD. I imagine renewed interest in this drama owes a lot to the US film, but it is the UK series that is superior. This is because over it's 5+ hours, there is more time for character development and the story can unfold at a measured pace. It also allows for the vital character of Fazal (his equivalent is missing in the US film). The drama involves three storylines, braided together: The poverty that encourages Asian poppy growers to cultivate opium, the rich European traffikers who move the heroin from Asia to Europe, and the addicts of London who are hooked on the stuff. Unlike the US film, these strands are expanded ... Read More: Rating: - Traffik: Gripping, Thought Provoking, CompassionateI saw "Traffic". I thought it was good, and then I saw "Traffik". Available now in its entire five hour plus format, this film is gripping, thought provoking, and compassionate. It is far superior than its American counterpart. The British version fleshes out the characters more, creates more compelling situations, and contains details that help give its message more impact. Drugs are a problem, the film teaches, but the indignities that modern society inflicts on everyone, are even bigger problems. You will not soon forget this compelling intimate epic, proving to me once again why I am such a big fan of British cinema. Rating: - Far supperior to the American version.A must see for those who liked the American version,it's superior in every sense and the performance of the actors are outstanding. I bet there is no other film of this genre better than this one,a real gem. Rating: - Seminal drugs drama made in 1989.This is the series that the Hollywood film is based on. Quite simply, it covers every aspect of the production, distribution and consumption of drugs - across the world. It differs from the film in that the countries represented are England, Germany and Pakistan as opposed to US and South America. The main thing that gives this excellent TV drama an edge over the film version is that it actually gives an insight into a key element in the drugs chain - the growers. It's also interesting viewing this drama and considering what are the main outputs from C4 in recent times? Traffik is a seriously well-informed drama that had the foresight to illustrate the drugs chain and its impact across the globe, across race, across class and even gender, while ... Read More: |
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