Amazing film. I agree with your take on it. There's definitely an intriguing history behind Trinidad, and the fact that it remains unsaid adds to the intrigue in my opinion. I find it hard to buy the story that he's simply looking for a witness that
My own view is that he is avenging the death of his partner in Colombia (who, we are told, he accidentally shot). I think there's a lot more to that story than we are told. The odds that all of this is coincidence is just far too unlikely, and actually, if that were the case, I think the film would be vastly inferior. Instead, there are so many implications that he has some involvement or history with the traffickers.
His myopic attitude towards his job reinforces that this was a one way mission. He didn't have any expectation to resume work afterwards. And besides, it must have been clear that the witness wasn't going to turn him in or else he had plenty of opportunity to do so.
Perhaps the reason he was drinking so heavily at the beginning (before going to the bar), was to give him the dutch courage to execute the people in the bar. I don't know. So much to explore here!
This film just got better and better. By the end I was utterly absorbed. Terrific stuff.
"oh mummy, oh daddy - lets all play Kabadi!"
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