Trivia: Originally, Alejandro was meant to have much more dialogue, and his tragic origin would have been revealed earlier in the film. Actor Benicio Del Toro and director Denis Villeneuve ended up agreeing that the character worked better as a silent, mysterious type and that the revelation of his origin should occur late in the film. It is estimated that as much as 90% of his dialogue was deleted during rewrites.
Sicario (2015)
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Directed by: Denis Villeneuve
Starring: Josh Brolin, Emily Blunt, Benicio Del Toro, Jon Bernthal
Factual error: At the beginning when Kate enters the bedroom and is shot at, the hole made by the shotgun could only be made by slug ammunition, but you see buckshot around the hole. Buckshot at that range of about 12 to 15 ft. would not have made a center hole anywhere near that size. (00:03:20)
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Suggested correction: The shot from the shotgun shell will make a hole like that from that distance, as the shot or the pellets haven't dispersed yet. Then a slug would leave just a single hole and a lot smaller. Bottom line: it is realistic. Also, from the story point of view, the hole in the wall is needed to take the story forward.
Alejandro: Nothing will make sense to your American ears, and you will doubt everything that we do, but in the end you will understand.
Question: Was the violence depicted in this film accurate to what happens in Juarez today?
Answer: The film was apparently offensive to at least the mayor of Juarez. According to him, the film is based somewhat on stereotypes of the region and the depiction of Juarez as a violent region controlled by drug cartels is outdated.