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Sicario (1994 film)

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Sicario
Film poster
Directed byJoseph Novoa
Written byDavid Suárez
Produced byJoseph Novoa
Elia Schneider
Philippe Toledano
StarringLaureano Olivares
CinematographyÓscar Pérez
Edited byJoseph Novoa
Distributed byJoel Films
Release date
  • August 12, 1994 (1994-08-12)
Running time
108 minutes
CountryVenezuela
LanguageSpanish

Sicario is a 1994 Venezuelan drama film directed by Joseph Novoa. The film was submitted as the Venezuelan entry for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film.[1][2] It also was a finalist at the Goya Award for Best Spanish Language Foreign Film 1995.

Plot

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Jairo is a teenager living in a drugs- and violence-infested neighborhood who becomes a hired killer or sicario for a criminal gang.

Cast

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Production

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The story takes place in Medellín, Colombia; it was filmed in Caracas, Venezuela.[3]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
  2. ^ "41 to Compete for Foreign Language Oscar Nominations". FilmFestivals.com. Archived from the original on April 7, 2012. Retrieved 4 October 2015.
  3. ^ "Detrás de las Cámaras: Sicario, entrevista a José Nóvoa". ibermediadigital.com. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
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