'' Sicario '' ( , Spanish for " Hitman " ) is a 2015 American crime thriller film directed by Denis Villeneuve , written by Taylor Sheridan and starring Emily Blunt , Benicio del Toro , Josh Brolin , and Victor Garber . The film follows 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 . It began a limited release in the United States on September 18 , 2015 , followed by a nationwide release on October 2 , 2015
2015 Cannes Film Festival
2015 Cannes Film Festival
Sicario (2015 film)