Room 164 is an almost laughably simple, aggressively drablooking film, but it packs a wallop. 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. In modern language, a sicario is a professional killer or a hit man. Youll be surprised how much added emotion and emphasis the spanishspeaking lecturer adds. 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. Room 164 is a documentary film following the drug cartel hitman, ciudad juarez sicario.
He was simultaneously on the payroll of the mexican drug cartels and a commander of the chihuahua state police. 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. Variety one of the most revealing and shocking documentaries ever made about the. Denis villeneuves brutal thriller is one of a number of. I have been looking for english sub version of this film for a really long time. An expert in torture and kidnapping, he was employed by mexican. Room 164 2010 a hit man who killed hundreds of people was for many years a police officer. Variety one of the most revealing and shocking documentaries ever made about the drug trade. The films subject is an anonymous ciudad juarez sicario known to have killed hundreds. In a hotel room, with a bag over his head, because if they find him, hes dead. Chuck bowen, slant magazine one who knows speaks and well.
This article needs an image preferably free related to the subject, such as a picture of the set or a film poster. He has killed hundreds of people and is an expert in torture and. Tough emily blunt elevates a gritty drug drama in sicario. In a hotel room on the mexicanamerican border sits a sicario, his face shrouded in a black veil. Its like getting cornered in an expat bar by a blowhard looking for company, except its a creepy motel room, and the man is a career killer. Sicario recounts the story of his violent career to a camera while his face is obscured by a black hood in the very same hotel room he tortured his victims in. Ship this item qualifies for free shipping buy online, pick up in store is currently unavailable, but this item may be available for instore purchase. Were sorry but jwapp doesnt work properly without javascript enabled. On imdb tv, you can catch hollywood hits and popular tv series at no cost. Room 164 official trailer drug cartel documentary the dreadful mexico drug cartels are shockingly illuminated in this striking documentary. The story of a hitman for the drug cartels, in ciudad juarez, mexico. Please ensure that nonfree content guidelines are properly observed. 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. By nicolas rapold in the januaryfebruary 2012 issue.
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