# Traffic Department (2013)

> A fugitive Warsaw traffic officer hunts for the truth behind his colleague’s murder and discovers corruption reaching from the police to the political elite.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/101086

## Facts

- Runtime: 118 min
- Genres: Drama, Crime
- Director: Wojtek Smarzowski
- Cast: Bartłomiej Topa, Arkadiusz Jakubik, Julia Kijowska, Robert Wabich, Eryk Lubos, Jacek Braciak, Marcin Dorociński, Marian Dziędziel
- TMDB rating: 6.6/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2577150/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: brutal
- Mood: bleak, sardonic, paranoid, dark thriller night, serious crime cinema viewing

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