Sicario (2015)

Directed by

Denis Villeneuve

Genre

drama film, action film, crime film, mystery film, thriller film

Country

United States

Runtime

2h 01m

Rated

R

Rating

7.4 of 10 from 9,652 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

An FBI agent is recruited into a covert task force targeting a Mexican drug cartel. She discovers the mission's brutal methods clash with her principles.

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What happens

Sicario is a 2015 American action crime thriller film directed by Denis Villeneuve, written by Taylor Sheridan in his screenwriting debut and starring Emily Blunt, Benicio del Toro, and Josh Brolin. The film follows a principled FBI special agent who is enlisted by a government task force to bring down the leader of a powerful and brutal Mexican drug cartel. Sicario was selected to compete for the Palme d'Or at the 2015 Cannes Film Festival. It began a limited release in the United States on September 18, 2015, followed by a nationwide release on October 2, 2015. Sicario received praise for its cast performances, writing, direction, musical score and cinematography. The film was nominated for Best Cinematography, Best Original Score, and Best Sound Editing at the 88th Academy Awards. It also earned BAFTA nominations for Best Supporting Actor, Best Cinematography, and Best Film Music. Its sequel, Sicario: Day of the Soldado, directed by Stefano Sollima, was released on June 29, 2018. A third film, titled Sicario: Capos, is in development. The film is the first installment of writer Taylor Sheridan's American Frontier Trilogy, preceding Hell or High Water and Wind River. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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