The Toronto International Film Festival has just announced the first batch of titles for this year’s line-up and it was announced that “Sicario” has been selected for the festival. The film will be screened as part of the ‘Special Presentations’ lineup.
Plot: An idealistic FBI agent (Emily Blunt) joins two shadowy government operatives (Josh Brolin and Benicio Del Toro) in a high-risk, cross-border sting against a Mexican cartel boss, in this gritty drug-war thriller from Quebec’s Denis Villeneuve (Prisoners).
Principal Cast: Emily Blunt, Benicio Del Toro, Josh Brolin, Jon Berthal, Victor Garber, Daniel Kaluuya
The TIFF runs from September 10-20 and for more information be sure to head over to the festival’s official website.