Sicario

2015 film

2015-5-19

Yes

United States

[b]Sicario[/b] is a 2015 American action crime thriller film directed by item:109594[Denis Villeneuve] and starring item:110835[Emily Blunt], item:110836[Benicio del Toro], and item:110740[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.