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Sicario (Original title)
Date: 2015 (Copyright)

Country: USA

Director: Denis Villeneuve

Synopsis: An FBI agent is enlisted by an elite government task force official to join an operation targeting the illegal drugs-trade between Mexico and the USA.

Genres:
Crime, Thriller

Subjects:
Federal Bureau of Investigation, Organised crime, Drugs related offences, Frontiers
Releases
Date: 18 September 2015Country: USARelease type: TheatricalFormat: not specified - Colour - Sound - Dolby DigitalAspect ratio: 2.35:1Runtime: 121 mins Dialogue (original): English / Dialogue (original): Spanish / Subtitles: English
Date: 09 October 2015Country: United KingdomRelease type: TheatricalFormat: not specified - Colour - Sound - Dolby DigitalAspect ratio: 2.35:1Runtime: 121 mins 11 secs - Dialogue (original): English / Dialogue (original): Spanish / Subtitles: EnglishDistributor: Lionsgate UK
Date: August 2016Country: United KingdomRelease type: InternetFormat: not specified - Colour - SoundRuntime: 121 mins Dialogue (original): EnglishDistributor: BFIPlayer

Credits (43)
©: LLC Black Label Media, Production Company: Thunder Road, Presents: Lionsgate, Presents: Black Label Media, Executive Producer: John H. Starke, Executive Producer: Erica Lee, Executive Producer: Ellen H. Schwartz, Produced by: Basil Iwanyk, Produced by: Edward L. McDonnell, Produced by: Molly Smith, Produced by: Thad Luckinbill, Produced by: Trent Luckinbill, Unit Production Manager: Susan McNamara, Unit Production Manager: John H. Starke, Supervising Location Manager: S. Todd Christensen, Post-production Supervisor: Brad Arensman, Script Supervisor: Judi Townsend, Casting: Francine Maisler, Written by: Taylor Sheridan, Director of Photography: Roger Deakins, A Camera Operator: Roger Deakins, Steadicam Operator: Bela Trutz, Visual Effects Supervisor: Louis Morin, [Visual Effects]: Oblique FX, [Visual Effects]: Fly Studio, Cinesite, Special Effects Supervisor: Stan Blackwell, Editor: Joe Walker, Production Designer: Patrice Vermette, Supervising Art Director: Paul Kelly, Costume Designer: Renée April, Make-up Department Head: Donald Mowat, Hair Department Head: Jennifer Bell, Main and End Titles: Scarlet Letters, Music: Jóhann Jóhannsson, Conductor: Anthony Weeden, Orchestrator: Jóhann Jóhannsson, Anthony Weeden, [Production] Sound Mixer: William Sarokin, Sound Re-recording Mixer: John Reitz, Supervising Sound Editor: Alan Robert Murray, Stunt Co-ordinator: Keith Woulard
Cast (14)
Emily Blunt (Kate Macer), Benicio del Toro (Alejandro), Josh Brolin (Matt Graver), Victor Garber (Dave Jennings), Jon Bernthal (Ted), Daniel Kaluuya (Reggie Wayne), Jeffrey Donovan (Steve Forsing), Raoul Trujillo (Rafael), Julio César Cedillo (Fausto Alarcon), Hank Rogerson (Phil Coopers), Bernardo Saracino (Manuel Diaz), Maxmiliano Hernandez (Silvio), Kevin Wiggins (Burnett), Edgar Arreola (Guillermo)
Books held in BFI Reuben Library (1)
Title: Race and cultural practice in popular culture
Author: Perez, Domino Renee  Pages: xii, 294 pages