"Traffik" (1989) TV mini-series

User Rating:

8.6/10   

Seasons:

1

Release Date:

22 April 1990 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Crime

Plot:

The Hamburg police arrest an international businessman, charging him with smuggling heroin from Pakistan...

Plot Keywords:

Pakistan | Heroin | Government | Poppy | Drugs

Awards:

7 wins & 3 nominations

Cast

Bill Paterson	...	Jack Lithgow (5 episodes, 1989)
Lindsay Duncan	...	Helen Rosshalde (5 episodes, 1989)
Jamal Shah	...	Fazal (5 episodes, 1989)
Talat Hussain	...	Tariq Butt (5 episodes, 1989)
Fritz Müller-Scherz	...	Ulli (5 episodes, 1989)
Vincenzo Benestante	...	Domenquez (5 episodes, 1989)
Linda Bassett	...	Rachel Lithgow (4 episodes, 1989)
Peter Bourke	...	Henderson (4 episodes, 1989)
Ismat Shah Jahan	...	Sabira (4 episodes, 1989)
George Kukura	...	Karl Rosshalde (4 episodes, 1989)
Julia Ormond	...	Caroline Lithgow (4 episodes, 1989)
Feryal Gauhar Shah	...	Roomana (4 episodes, 1989)
Shabaz Durrani	...	Lal (3 episodes, 1989)
Peter Lakenmacher	...	Ledesert (3 episodes, 1989)
Tony Mathews	...	Wallace (3 episodes, 1989)
Tilo Prückner	...	Dieter (3 episodes, 1989)
Roohi Raza	...	Naseem (3 episodes, 1989)
Ronan Vibert	...	Lee (3 episodes, 1989)
Michael Bertenshaw	...	Tyler (2 episodes, 1989)
Jonathan Docker-Drysdale	...	Lynch (2 episodes, 1989)
Rahat Kazmi	...	Dilshad (2 episodes, 1989)
Holger Mahlich	...	Prulager (2 episodes, 1989)
Sarah Mortimer	...	Margaret (2 episodes, 1989)
Wolfgang Rau	...	Werner (2 episodes, 1989)
Raahi Raza	...	Khushal (2 episodes, 1989)
Behroze Sabzwari	...	Ghani (2 episodes, 1989)
Werner Schwuchow	...	Kilmer (2 episodes, 1989)

Runtime:

315 min | USA:50 min (6 episodes)

Country:

UK

Language:

English | German | Urdu

Color:

Color

Certification:

Australia:R | Australia:MA (episodes 1-3) | Australia:R (episodes 4-6) | UK:18 | USA:Unrated

Filming Locations:

Cambridge University, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, UK

Company:

Carnival Films

Movie Connections:

References The French Connection (1971)

Soundtrack:

Chamber Symphony in c minor, op. 110a

great storyline

beautifully constructed, "Traffik" tells the story of narcotics usage and commerce from multiple points of view. From a policeman view, from a politician view, from an addict view, from a smuggler's view, and from a farmer's view. In a carefully contructed storyline, one gets the impression on how everything is inter-related. From beautiful on-location shots in the poppy fields in Pakistan, to downtown Karachi, to the entry points airports of Frankfurt and London, to the delapidated buildings where the smuggling takes place, one sees the massive dimension of narcotics consumption.