Room 164 is a documentary that tells the by alec banks dec 29, 2011. Room 164, in which the editors interviewed a former sicario, or hit man, for the juarez cartel, now a bornagain christian seeking redemption. Linformation sur le film, genre, classement, duree, photos, bandeannonce, synopsis et critiques des usagers. Festival biarritz amerique latine biarritz france selection. Documentary about a hitman who works for a mexican drug cartel. Though he is never identified for obvious reasons, this purports to be the story of this individuals role as a killer and long association with a mexican drug cartel before he escaped and found religion. Its in spanish with french subtitles, and 84 minutes long. This movie is a confession based on the article written by charles bowden for harpers magazine in 2009 entitled the sicario. A hit man who killed hundreds of people was for many years a police officer. Room 164 is a oneman monologue of a documentary, 80odd minutes spent in a crummy motel suite in the company of a guy with a black mesh cloth covering his head and obscuring his identity. Its like getting cornered in an expat bar by a blowhard looking for company, except. Variety one of the most revealing and shocking documentaries ever made about the drug trade. The term sicario goes back to roman palestine, where a jewish sect, the sicarii, used concealed daggers sicae in their murders of romans and their supporters. In a hotel room, with a bag over his head, because if they find him, hes dead.
He has killed hundreds of people, is an expert in torture and. Were sorry but jwapp doesnt work properly without javascript enabled. The 67th annual venice international film festival held in venice, italy, took place from 1 to 11 september 2010. He has killed hundreds of people, is an expert in torture and kidnapping, and for many years was a commander of the state police in chihuahua. Arte france icarus films in an anonymous motel room on the u. The story of a hitman for the drug cartels in ciudad juarez, mexico. The opening film of the festival was darren aronofskys black swan, and the closing film was julie taymors the tempest.
This documentary from director gianfranco rosi visits one of the most notorious of all contemporary sicario. The book, edited by new mexico state university librarian molly molloy and journalist and author charles bowden, is an extension of the documentary sicario. Sicario 19x subtitles download movie and tv series subtitles. He was simultaneously on the payroll of the mexican drug cartels and a commander of the chihuahua state police. A subject really has to have something to say to justify this kind of film treatmentmichael rupperts hypnotic apocalyptic scenarios in collapse come to mindand the unnamed focus of. He has killed hundreds of people and is an expert in torture and kidnapping.
By nicolas rapold in the januaryfebruary 2012 issue. Sicario 19x subtitles download movie and tv series. In a hotel room on the mexicanamerican border sits a sicario, his face shrouded in a black veil. American film director and screenwriter quentin tarantino was the head of the jury. This movie is a confession based on the article written by charles.
This individual grew up in poverty and has kidnapped, tortured and murdered for both drug traffickers and governments. The word sicario originated in romangoverned palestine, and originally referred to the sicarii, a jewish sect known for using concealed daggers to slay ruling officials. Free download from source, api support, millions of users. John woo was awarded the golden lion for lifetime achievement prior to the.
An expert in torture and kidnapping, he was employed by mexican. For a long time no footage could be found from internet and now when i can find the find the full lenght version its subtitled in some moonspeak languange i cannot understand. Max goldberg, mubi proves that a static interview in a confined space has the potential to be just as cinematic as any hightech hollywood product. Chuck bowen, slant magazine one who knows speaks and well.
Ce film est base sur larticle the sicario ecrit par charles bowden et publie dans harpers magazine en 2009. Images en bibliotheques paris france film soutenu par. Sicario 9x subtitles download movie and tv series subtitles. Movie and tv subtitles in multiple languages, thousands of translated subtitles uploaded daily. The story of a hitman for the drug cartels, in ciudad juarez, mexico. Published on dec 25, 2011 the dreadful mexico drug cartels are shockingly illuminated in this striking documentary. In modern language, a sicario is a professional killer or a hit man.
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