This movie is a summarical knockoff of the English version "Traffik"; a miniseries from the mid 80s. The miniseries is MUCH better, although a little dated. Traffic omits really cool segments of the drug trade that "Traffik"(English version) covers. If you "really" liked Traffic, then you will like "Traffik" even more.
Traffic DIRECTLY steals from the English predecessor. The dissolving statues. The hit with the poison in the eggs. The drug "czar"'s daughter becoming an addict. However, the English version is VERY detailed in the descriptions of the drug manufacture and smuggling of heroine. The final episode in the English "Traffik" version is Epic compared to Traffic.
Traffic DIRECTLY steals from the English predecessor. The dissolving statues. The hit with the poison in the eggs. The drug "czar"'s daughter becoming an addict. However, the English version is VERY detailed in the descriptions of the drug manufacture and smuggling of heroine. The final episode in the English "Traffik" version is Epic compared to Traffic.