Complete Coverage: ‘Sicario’ film gets Oscar buzz, is criticized for Juarez portrayal
“Sicario,” which opened in select cities Sept. 18, opened nationwide on Oct. 1.
Sicario is Spanish for hitman.
“In the lawless border area stretching between the U.S. and Mexico, an idealistic FBI agent Kate (Blunt) is enlisted by an elite government task force official (Brolin) to aid in the escalating war against drugs. Led by an enigmatic consultant with a questionable past (Del Toro), the team sets out on a clandestine journey forcing Kate to question everything that she believes in order to survive,” reads the film’s synopsis on the official website.
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‘Sicario’ filmmakers talk about scouting locations in Ciudad Juarez, how visit affected them
‘The Martian’ tops weekend box office, ‘Sicario’ comes in third Panel discusses impact of movie “Sicario” on Borderland
El Paso filmmaker who’s seen ‘Sicario’ gives his spoiler-free take on film City Rep.: El Paso must ‘fight back’ against ‘Sicario’ border image Reviews of ‘Sicario’ film ‘Sicario’ film in pictures Juarez mayor calls for boycott of ‘Sicario’ film, considers suing producers Shortlist Magazine editor discusses “Sicario” movie Hollywood film ‘Sicario’ centers around FBI and hitman in Ciudad Juarez Could the film ‘Sicario’ generate bad buzz for Juarez?
More On “Sicario”
Watch Deadline Hollywood’s interviews with Blunt, Del Toro, Brolin, and the director athttp://bit.ly/1Ot0TbV
Watch 1st official trailer athttp://bit.ly/1HLOXfP
Watch 2nd official trailer athttp://bit.ly/1UDcJ54 Featurette on Blunt’s character, Kate Macerhttp://bit.ly/1OsZF0s Clip of raid in filmhttp://bit.ly/1NYh6c7 While the movie is set in El Paso and Juarez it was filmed in Albuquerque, according to the movie’s IMDB page. “Sicario” is a Lionsgate presentation, a Black Label Media presentation, a Thunder Road production, a Denis Villeneuve film.
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