Sicario: Day of the Soldado (2018)
Sicario: Day of the Soldado (2018) is a crime thriller and the sequel to the 2015 film Sicario. Directed by Stefano Sollima, the film continues the gritty and intense exploration of the drug war along the U.S.-Mexico border.
The story picks up with the return of FBI agent Matt Graver (Josh Brolin) and the enigmatic assassin Alejandro Gillick (Benicio del Toro). This time, their mission involves escalating the conflict between cartels to drive a wedge between them.
When the kidnapping of a U.S. citizen by a Mexican cartel triggers the operation, it leads to a high-stakes and morally complex battle that tests the limits of the characters’ convictions.
Sicario: Day of the Soldado is known for its raw depiction of the drug war, tension-filled action sequences, and its exploration of the blurred lines between right and wrong in the world of covert operations and organized crime.