Sicario: Day of the Soldado

"Day of the Soldado" redirects here. Not to be confused with Dia do Soldado.

Sicario: Day of the Soldado
A skull decorated with guns
Theatrical release poster
Directed byStefano Sollima
Written byTaylor Sheridan
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyDariusz Wolski
Edited byMatthew Newman
Music byHildur Guðnadóttir
Production
companies
Distributed by
Release dates
  • June 11, 2018 (2018-06-11) (Antara Polanco)
  • June 29, 2018 (2018-06-29) (United States)
Running time
122 minutes[1]
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish[2]
Budget$35–45 million[3]
Box office$75.8 million[4]

Sicario: Day of the Soldado (also known as Sicario 2: Soldado and Soldado) is a 2018 American action-thriller film[5] directed by Stefano Sollima and written by Taylor Sheridan. A sequel to 2015's Sicario, the film features Benicio del Toro, Josh Brolin, Jeffrey Donovan, and Raoul Trujillo reprising their roles, with Isabela Moner, Manuel Garcia-Rulfo, and Catherine Keener joining the cast. The story relates to human trafficking at the U.S.-Mexico border and an attempt by the United States government to incite increased conflict among the cartels.

Sicario: Day of the Soldado was released in the United States and Canada on June 29, 2018, by Sony Pictures Releasing under its Columbia Pictures label, while it was distributed internationally by Lionsgate (excluding Latin America and Spain, where it was distributed by Sony). The film is dedicated to the memory of Jóhann Jóhannsson, the composer of the first film, who died four months before it came out.

It received generally favorable reviews from critics.[6] A sequel, titled Sicario: Capos, is in development.[7]

  1. ^ "SICARIO 2: SOLDADO (15)". British Board of Film Classification. May 15, 2018. Retrieved June 21, 2018.
  2. ^ "SICARIO 2: SOLDADO (15)". British Board of Film Classification. May 15, 2018. Retrieved June 21, 2018.
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  4. ^ "Sicario: Day of the Soldado (2018)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved December 14, 2018.
  5. ^ "Sicario: Day of the Soldado (2018)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved December 14, 2018.
  6. ^ Clopton, Eric (June 26, 2018). "'Sicario: Day of the Soldado' Reviews: What the Critics Are Saying". Variety. Penske Business Media. Retrieved June 22, 2018.
  7. ^ Fogarty, Paul (May 8, 2023). "Sicario 3 Release Date, Netflix Trailer, Cast, Expected Plot". CasTalkie. Retrieved May 8, 2023.