# Traffic (2011)

> An urgent heart-transplant journey turns Kerala’s traffic gridlock into a crucible for chance, responsibility, and human connection.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/89838

## Facts

- Runtime: 122 min
- Genres: Thriller
- Director: Rajesh Pillai
- Cast: Sreenivasan, Kunchacko Boban, Rahman, Anoop Menon, Asif Ali, Vineeth Sreenivasan, Sandhya, Remya Nambeesan
- TMDB rating: 6.9/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1821682/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: breakneck
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: mild
- Mood: tense, urgent, sincere, intense movie night, Malayalam cinema night

## Synopsis

A race against time unfolds as lives hang in the balance, intertwined by fate and urgency.

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