USA / Germany,
2000, 147 min
(Alternative: 141 min)
Directed by:
Steven SoderberghCinematography:
Steven SoderberghComposer:
Cliff MartinezCast:
Michael Douglas, Don Cheadle, Jacob Vargas, Benicio Del Toro, Dennis Quaid, Tomas Milian, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Emilio Rivera, Erika Christensen (more)Plots(1)
Intertwining vignettes frame this tale of America's escalating War on Drugs. Ohio Supreme Court judge Robert Wakefield has been appointed the nation's Drug Czar, his new position made more daunting by the discovery that his teenage daughter Caroline is a heroin addict. Meanwhile, DEA agents Montel Gordon and Ray Castro are pursuing Helena Ayala, wife of jailed kingpin Carlos Ayala, as she seeks to control the business that her husband had kept hidden from her. South of the Border, duplicious local constable Javier Rodriguez is fighting the battle with his own jaded, questionable ethical code. (Roadshow Entertainment)
(more)Awards
- Winner
- Nominations
Academy Awards
- 2001 - Steven Soderbergh (Best Achievement in Directing)
- 2001 - Benicio Del Toro (Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role)
- 2001 - Stephen Gaghan (Best Adapted Screenplay)
- 2001 - Best Achievement in Film Editing
- 2001 - Best Motion Picture of the Year
British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA)
- 2001 - Benicio Del Toro (Best Supporting Actor)
- 2001 - Stephen Gaghan (Best Adapted Screenplay)
- 2001 - Steven Soderbergh (Best Director)
- 2001 - Best Editing
César Awards
- 2002 - Best Foreign Film
Amanda Awards
- 2001 - Steven Soderbergh (Best Foreign Language Film)
Golden Globes
- 2001 - Stephen Gaghan (Best Screenplay)
- 2001 - Benicio Del Toro (Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture)
- 2001 - Best Motion Picture – Drama
- 2001 - Steven Soderbergh (Best Director)
- 2001 - Catherine Zeta-Jones (Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture)
Critics Choice Awards
- 2001 - Steven Soderbergh (Best Director)
- 2001 - Stephen Gaghan (Best Adapted Screenplay)
Florida Film Critics Circle Awards
- 2000 - Best Film
- 2000 - Steven Soderbergh (Best Director)
- 2000 - Benicio Del Toro (Best Supporting Actor)
Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards
- 2000 - Benicio Del Toro (Best Supporting Actor)
- 2000 - Steven Soderbergh (Best Cinematography)
New York Film Critics Circle Awards
- 2000 - Best Film
- 2000 - Steven Soderbergh (Best Director)
- 2000 - Benicio Del Toro (Best Supporting Actor)
The Saturn Awards
- 2001 - Best Action/Adventure/Thriller Film
Berlinale (Berlin International Film Festival)
- 2001 - Benicio Del Toro (Silver Bear for Best Actor)
- 2001 - Steven Soderbergh (Golden Bear for Best Film)