THEME EXPLORATION

international drug trafficking

40 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Taken
Taken
2008 · Pierre Morel
Bad Boys II
Bad Boys II
2003 · Michael Bay
Rachel Getting Married
Rachel Getting Married
2008 · Jonathan Demme
French White Cargo
French White Cargo
1937 · Robert Siodmak
The Passenger
The Passenger
1975 · Michelangelo Antonioni
Police Story 3: Super Cop
Police Story 3: Super Cop
1992 · Stanley Tong Gwai-Lai
The 51st State
The 51st State
2001 · Ronny Yu
A War Named Desire
A War Named Desire
2000 · Alan Mak Siu-Fai
Female Yakuza Tale
Female Yakuza Tale
1973 · Teruo Ishii
High Risk
High Risk
1981 · Stewart Raffill
Ninja: Shadow of a Tear
Ninja: Shadow of a Tear
2013 · Isaac Florentine
Perfect High
Perfect High
2015 · Vanessa Parise
The Berlin File
The Berlin File
2013 · Ryoo Seung-wan
The Italian Connection
The Italian Connection
1972 · Fernando Di Leo
The Poppy Is Also a Flower
The Poppy Is Also a Flower
1966 · Terence Young
The King of Snipers
The King of Snipers
2023 · Chris Huo
Veronika Voss
Veronika Voss
1982 · Rainer Werner Fassbinder
The Raid Redemption
The Raid Redemption
2011 · Gareth Evans
No
No
2012 · Pablo Larraín
Police Adjective
Police Adjective
2009 · Corneliu Porumboiu
Trainspotting
Trainspotting
1996 · Danny Boyle
The Pinochet Case
The Pinochet Case
2001 · Patricio Guzmán
City of God
City of God
2002 · Fernando Meirelles
Ali Zaoua Prince of the Streets
Ali Zaoua Prince of the Streets
2000 · Nabil Ayouch
Bullhead
Bullhead
2011 · Michaël R. Roskam
Cinetracts '20
Cinetracts '20
2020 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Entre tinieblas
Entre tinieblas
1983 · Pedro Almodóvar
Maria Full of Grace
Maria Full of Grace
2004 · Joshua Marston
Furie
Furie
2019 · Lê Văn Kiệt
What a Wonderful Place
What a Wonderful Place
2005 · Eyal Halfon
7 Dogs
7 Dogs
2026 · Adil El Arbi
The Marked Woman
The Marked Woman
2026 · Gabe Ibáñez
The Tigers
The Tigers
2026 · Alberto Rodríguez
The Silent Run
The Silent Run
2026 · Marta Bergman
Tokyo Burst: Crime City
Tokyo Burst: Crime City
2026 · Eiji Uchida
46) Officier de la Legion d’Honneur from Ministry of Culture and Art of France
46) Officier de la Legion d’Honneur from Ministry of Culture and Art of France
1996 · Abbas Kiarostami
A Hatful of Rain
A Hatful of Rain
1957 · Fred Zinnemann
Barry McKenzie Holds His Own
Barry McKenzie Holds His Own
1974 · Bruce Beresford
Concrete Grandma
Concrete Grandma
1986 · Mai Zetterling
Grass
Grass
2017 · Hong Sang-soo
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Steven Soderbergh USA

His Traffic (2000) provides a sprawling, multi-perspective examination of drug trafficking across borders and its impact on law enforcement, politics, and families.

 Karyn Kusama USA

Her film Destroyer (2018) examines the long-term consequences of undercover drug trafficking investigation and the psychological toll of infiltrating criminal organizations.