Sicario is a 2015 action/thriller about the difference between the drug war and the "War on Drugs." We look at its complex themes and try to understand arguments about its portrayal of a strong female character, as well as life on the other side of the border. 

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Additional Resources:

• Federal agents conduct immigration enforcement raids in at least six states
• Are My Methods Unsound? Why ‘Sicario’ Is the ‘Apocalypse Now’ of the Drug War
• Portrayal of Juárez in ‘Sicario’ Vexes Residents Trying to Move Past Dark Times
• Sicario’s Dirty War on Mexican Cartels is Not Yet Reality
• Sicario film-makers faced demands to change female lead role to a man
• The Problem With ‘Strong’ Women
• Women and Hollywood
• Not Very Ladylike: Gender Stereotypes and How Sicario Subverts the Trope of the ‘Badass Lady-Cop’
• SPOILER ALERT: “SICARIO” FAILS THE BECHDEL TEST…BY A LOT