Traffic (2000)
Directed by Steven Soderbergh · Cinematography by Steven Soderbergh
R147 min65 frames
ThrillerDramaCrime
No one gets away clean
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What is Traffic about?
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.
Traffic is a 2000 American crime drama film directed by Steven Soderbergh and written by Stephen Gaghan. It explores the illegal drug trade from several perspectives: users, enforcers, politicians, and traffickers. Their stories are edited together throughout the film, although most characters do not meet each other. The film is an adaptation of the 1989 British Channel 4 television series Traffik. The film stars an international ensemble cast, including Don Cheadle, Benicio del Toro, Michael Douglas, Erika Christensen, Luis Guzmán, Dennis Quaid, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Jacob Vargas, Tomas Milian, Topher Grace, James Brolin, Steven Bauer, and Benjamin Bratt. It features both English and Spanish-language dialogue.
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What does the cinematography of Traffic look like?
Across 65 sampled frames, Traffic builds its coverage from medium shots (38% of the sample), with wide compositions (35%) carrying much of the rest. Cinematographer Steven Soderbergh keeps 49% of it in soft, naturalistic light. Vintage glass shapes the frame.
What is the color palette of Traffic?
The dominant colors across the sampled frames of Traffic (2000) are #0f0c09, #f2f4f2, #d2d2cc, #08152f, #2f2f2c, #ceb072 — measured from the per-frame color data FrameThrower extracts for every film.
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