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Turning the Tables - Sicario

Team Deakins

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Shooting in Mexico City

We couldn't find anywhere in America. Production wanted us to shoot it in Florida or wherever we don't know. But you would never get that feeling. Mexico City, it was fantastic. We had a whole road we could travel down. It was about half a mile with all the buildings on the hillsides around you. There was a ball court there. And then the main one was the prison entrance. That's something that shot is something that gives so much authenticity and you really feel flavor. I have to give a life to give a lot of credit to that too,. because I often make the mistake of thinking, oh, the director just wanted Emily Blunt. And he got Emily

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