traffik 1989 be an emmy award win six part miniseries out of the uk which be the inspiration for the oscar win traffic 2000. the five hour film break down the opium or heroine trade for the viewer from the handcasting of poppy seed in an afghanistan field to the head rush of a mainlining junkie in a flat in england . not only do traffik offer entertainment value through interleave dramatic story it also provide an overview of the international drug trade at all level answer the who and where and how and and why question of the age old and unstoppable narcotic supply or demand machine . synergistically entertaining and educational and traffik will prove to be time well spend for teen and up . ( a ) .