Released:
2000-12-27

Overview:
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.

Director:
Steven Soderbergh

Runtime:
2h 27min

Genre:
Thriller, Drama, Crime

• Cast:
• 
  Michael Douglas
  as
  Robert Wakefield
• 
  Benicio del Toro
  as
  Javier Rodriguez
• 
  Catherine Zeta-Jones
  as
  Helena Ayala
• 
  Erika Christensen
  as
  Caroline Wakefield
• 
  Don Cheadle
  as
  Montel Gordon