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2015 ∙ T ∙ 2h 1min
Un agente idealista dell’FBI viene arruolato da un’unità operativa del governo per contribuire all’escalation della guerra contro la droga nella zona di confine tra Stati Uniti e Messico.
Regia Denis Villeneuve
Sceneggiatura Taylor Sheridan
Star Emily Blunt ∙ Josh Brolin ∙ Benicio Del Toro
Producers Ivan Allen ∙ Erica Lee ∙ Thad Luckinbill ∙ Trent Luckinbill ∙ Edward L. McDonnell ∙ Emma McGill ∙ Stacy Perskie ∙ Ellen H. Schwartz ∙ Molly Smith ∙ John H. Starke
Music Jóhann Jóhannsson
Cinematography Roger Deakins
Film Editing Joe Walker
Filming location El Paso, Texas, USA ∙ Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA ∙ Motel 1, 2001 Candelaria Rd NE, Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA ∙ Ciudad Nezahualcóyotl, Estado de México, México
Distribution Batrax Entertainment (2015) (Non-US) (all media) ∙ A24 (2016) (USA) (theatrical) ∙ GEM Entertainment (2016) (Non-US) (all media) ∙ Walt Disney Pictures
Production Companies Lionsgate ∙ Black Label Media ∙ Emperor Motion Pictures ∙ Redrum
Technical Specs Detail
Runtime 2 hr 1 min (121 min)
Sound Mix Dolby Digital | Dolby Atmos | Auro 11.1 | DTS (DTS: X)
Color Color | Black and White (surveillance footage)
Aspect Ratio 2.39 : 1
Camera Arri Alexa XT M, Zeiss Master Prime Lenses
Arri Alexa XT Plus, Zeiss Master Prime Lenses
Arri Alexa XT Studio, Zeiss Master Prime Lenses
FLIR SC8300
Laboratory EFILM Digital Laboratories, Hollywood (CA), USA (digital intermediate) (dailies)
Negative Format Codex
Cinematographic Process ARRIRAW (3.4K) (source format)
Digital Intermediate (4K) (master format)
Printed Film Format D-Cinema
Camera
Arri Alexa XT M, Zeiss Master Prime Lenses
Arri Alexa XT Plus, Zeiss Master Prime Lenses
Arri Alexa XT Studio, Zeiss Master Prime Lenses
FLIR SC8300
Official Site Metro Films
come Kate Macer
come Matt Graver
come Alejandro
come Ted
come Dave Jennings
come Reggie Wayne
come Steve Forsing
come Rafael(as Raoul Trujillo)
come Fausto Alarcon
come Phil Coopers
come Manuel Diaz
come Silvio
come Burnett
come Guillermo
come Silvio's Wife
come Eliseo
come Delta Leader
come Delta #2
Agrees to the assignment as she feels the work of this team would be more effective in stopping the drug trade in the US than the piecemeal work of her current kidnap response unit. The third on the team is a mysterious Hispanic or Latino man Kate only knows as Alejandro, and who she does not fully trust as she can tell that he is suffering from a very traumatic past. When Kate and the team arrive in El Paso for their first mission, Kate learns that the team’s workings are not all they appear on the surface – many of the proceedings which would not be considered above board or legal – despite the end goal being as she knows it to be. Still largely in the dark and only given information on a need to know basis, Kate decides to stick it out with the team if only to discover all that she is not told while still believing in the end goal. She may have changing or at least mixed emotions as she learns more and more about what is going on, including the specific reason why she was recruited.
While Benicio Del Toro’s character is frequently silent in the movie, he initially had more lines. “In the original script, the character explained his background several times to Kate,” Del Toro said. “And that gave me information about who this guy was, but it felt a little stiff to have someone you just met fifteen minutes ago suddenly telling you what happened to him and who he is.” Working with director Denis Villeneuve, Del Toro began cutting some of his dialogue to preserve the mystery of who his character is; Villeneuve estimated they cut 90% of what Del Toro was originally intended to say by screenwriter Taylor Sheridan. Like Del Toro, Villeneuve saw power in stripping the character down to a brooding silence, stating that dialogue belongs to plays and “movies are about movement, character, and presence, and Benicio had all that.”
