Sicario (2015)
Directed by Denis Villeneuve · Cinematography by Roger Deakins
R121 min59 frames
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The border is just another line to cross.
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What is Sicario about?
An idealistic FBI agent is enlisted by a government task force to aid in the escalating war against drugs at the border area between the U.S. and Mexico.
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What does the cinematography of Sicario look like?
Sampled across 56 frames, the coverage of Sicario leans on medium shots (38% of the sample) and wide compositions (29%). Cinematographer Roger Deakins keeps 45% of it in soft, low-key light. Night and dusk account for 54% of the frames. Anamorphic glass shapes the frame. Focus stays shallow in 57% of the frames, isolating subjects from their surroundings.
What is the color palette of Sicario?
The dominant colors across the sampled frames of Sicario (2015) are #2e302e, #12100f, #4c4f4d, #aeafa9, #8c8f8a, #6e746f — measured from the per-frame color data FrameThrower extracts for every film.
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