Trailer
In Mexico, Sicario means murder on demand. In the lawless territory of the border between Mexico and the USA, Kate, a young and idealistic FBI agent, has been recruited to fight the growing war on drugs. Led by an enigmatic officer with a dubious past, the team sets off on a clandestine journey that will force Kate to review all her convictions if she is to survive. A thriller about corruption and the morality of the war on drugs. Starring Benício del Toro and Emily Blunt, by the director of Incendies and Prisoners. Cannes 2015.
Denis Villeneuve
He was born in Quebec, Canada, in 1967. In 1994, his short film REW-FFWD was shown at Locarno. His debut feature film, Un 32 aout sur terre, was shown at Un Certain Regard in Cannes in 1998. For Maelstrom, he won the FIPRESCI award at the 2001 Berlin Film Festival. His feature Incendies (2010) was nominated for the Oscar for Best Foreign Film, and won the Grand Jury Prize at the Rotterdam Film Festival. In 2013, he directed Prisoners.
