Sicario is a 2015 American crime-thriller drama film directed by Denis Villeneuve and starring Emily Blunt, Benicio del Toro, and Josh Brolin. Written by Taylor Sheridan, the film is about a principled FBI 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. Distributed by Lionsgate, the film began a limited release in the United States on September 18, 2015, prior to a nationwide release on October 2, 2015.
The film received three Academy Award nominations for Best Cinematography, Best Original Score, and Best Sound Editing and three BAFTA nominations for Best Supporting Actor, Best Cinematography and Best Film Music. It was criticised in Mexico for the negative depiction of the city of Juarez, where part of the plot takes place.
Film Details
Title
Sicario
Year of Film
2015
Director
Denis Villeneuve
Starring
Emily Blunt, Benicio Del Toro, Josh Brolin, Victor Garber, Jon Bernthal, Daniel Kaluuya, Jeffrey Donovan
Origin of Film
USA
Genre(s) of Film
Action | Crime | Drama | Mystery | Thriller
Box Office
Budget: $30,000,000 (Estimated)
Opening Weekend: $1,717,301 (USA) (27 September 2015)
Gross: $80,190,063 (Worldwide) (19 December 2015)
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