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7.4/10 • 8.5K

2015-09-172h 2m

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The border is just another line to cross.

An idealistic FBI agent is enlisted by a government task force to aid in the escalating war against drugs at the border area between the U.S. and Mexico.

Directors
Denis Villeneuve
Writters
Taylor Sheridan
Editors
Joe Walker

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  1. Emily Blunt

    Emily Blunt

    Kate Macer

  2. Benicio del Toro

    Benicio del Toro

    Alejandro Gillick

  3. Josh Brolin

    Josh Brolin

    Matt Graver

  4. Victor Garber

    Victor Garber

    Dave Jennings

  5. Jon Bernthal

    Jon Bernthal

    Ted

  6. Daniel Kaluuya

    Daniel Kaluuya

    Reggie Wayne

  7. Jeffrey Donovan

    Jeffrey Donovan

    Steve Forsing

  8. Raoul Max Trujillo

    Raoul Max Trujillo

    Rafael

  9. Julio Cesar Cedillo

    Julio Cesar Cedillo

    Fausto Alarcon

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Reno

Feb 14, 2016

9/10

One of the finest movie about the raids on cartel gangs.
This was really a great film. Fighting against the drug trafficking was the theme. The story of an FBI agent who was recruited to work in an elite force that no one knows its existence. Their's aim is to tackle the main source, instead to deal with its lower order. Something that impossible to do without international cooperation. Every raid is done in secretively, sometime if required at any cost in whatever effort to stop it. Like I said, this was an awesome movie, and good to see it after the documentary like 'Cartel Land'. The story is kind of hard to detail it out, because it was more an action movie than the talking. How a special force unit goes after the bad guys and stops them is the main plot. But the characters were so distinctive, every main roles had their own agenda for what they are doing and that's how the narration dominated with the high standards. The cast who played them were simply outstanding, including that starts with Emily Blunt, who is someone looks changed the attitude to play physically challenging roles after 'Edge of Tomorrow'. And then Josh Brolin and another one, an upcoming young British actor who I really don't know, but Benicio Del Toro was actually the show stealer. His part was unexpectedly great, totally raw and aggressive. Especially the his end scene, no one could have guessed it, but that's how the way it is. No doubt any top actors would have denied to perform that, anyway well shot with minimum violence, but the intention was very clear as fighting against the dark forces to cut off the head first. One of the best movie of the year, so definitely recommended if you're interested. 8½/10

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Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
$30,000,000.00
Revenue
$84,997,446.00
Keywords
missionassassincentral intelligence agency (cia)mexicocorruptionbombfbismokingtexasbordermanipulationcynicismrevengemurderdirty copfootball (soccer)brutalitydrugsspecial forcesinterrogationdesertsurveillancenight visiondeath of daughtermoral dilemmaneo-noirdeath of wifemexican cartelsecret tunnelviolencejuárez, mexico