Human Traffic is a 1999 British independent film written and directed by Welsh filmmaker Justin Kerrigan. The film has themes of coming of age, drug culture, club culture and relationships with numerous social and political commentary. The plot of the film revolves around five twenty-something friends, part of the "chemical generation", and takes place over the course of a sex and drug-fuelled weekend in Cardiff, Wales. The film is narrated by on...
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Human Traffic is a 1999 British independent film written and directed by Welsh filmmaker Justin Kerrigan. The film has themes of coming of age, drug culture, club culture and relationships with numerous social and political commentary. The plot of the film revolves around five twenty-something friends, part of the "chemical generation", and takes place over the course of a sex and drug-fuelled weekend in Cardiff, Wales. The film is narrated by one of the stars, John Simm, and features numerous cameo appearances, and is also notable for being the film debut of Danny Dyer.
Produced on a budget of £340,000, the film was a financial success, taking in £2.5 million at the UK box office alone, and the film also enjoyed good VHS and DVD sales. Human Traffic was critically well-received with largely positive reviews, and has achieved cult status, especially amongst subcultures such as the rave culture.
Problems between Kerrigan and producer Allan Niblo ensured that a sequel never materialized...
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