The thrilling Mexico City sequence in 'Sicario' took a lot of negotiating to pull off
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The movie follows FBI agent Kate Macer (Emily Blunt) as she's thrust into the intense drug war on the Mexico/US boarder.
In one scene Macer and "consultant" Alejandro (Benicio Del Toro) are part of a convoy that goes into Mexico to pick up a major player in the Mexican drug trade and transport him back across the US border for questioning.
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Deakins told Business Insider that it was unknown if they'd get permission to shoot in Mexico City, but finally towards the end of production they got the okay, leading them to scramble to get the shots they needed.
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Shot over five days, the shooting locations constantly changed. Deakins recalls how difficult it was to shoot the exterior of the Mexican jail where the convoy picks up their prisoner.
"[Director] Denis [Villeneuve] and I fell in love with this location and the night before we were going to shoot we were told, 'We think you can shoot there,'" Deakins recalled. "So we all showed up that morning and it was all negations but we got permission about five minutes before we shot it."
He added, "It was quite an amazing experience. But it was particularly tight to do this one."
"Sicario" is currently playing in limited release and opens everywhere October 2.
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