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5.3A lawyer finds himself in far over his head when he attempts to get involved in drug trafficking.
Cast
- Michael Fassbender as The Counselor
- Penélope Cruz as Laura
- Cameron Diaz as Malkina
- Javier Bardem as Reiner
- Brad Pitt as Westray
- Bruno Ganz as Diamond Dealer
Themes
- drug smuggling
- poetry
- drug trafficking
- snuff
- lawyer
- criminal underworld
- red dress
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Key facts
- Directed by
- Ridley Scott
- Written by
- Cormac McCarthy
- Produced by
- Ridley Scott Nick Wechsler Steve Schwartz Paula Mae Schwartz
- Starring
- Michael Fassbender Penélope Cruz Cameron Diaz Javier Bardem Brad Pitt
- Cinematography
- Dariusz Wolski
- Edited by
- Pietro Scalia
- Music by
- Daniel Pemberton
- Production companies
- Fox 2000 Pictures Scott Free Productions Nick Wechsler Productions Chockstone Pictures Ingenious Media
- Distributed by
- 20th Century Fox
- Release dates
- October 3, 2013 ( 2013-10-03 ) ( Leicester Square ) October 25, 2013 ( 2013-10-25 ) (United States) November 15, 2013 ( 2013-11-15 ) (United Kingdom)
- Running time
- 117 minutes
- Countries
- United Kingdom United States
- Language
- English
- Budget
- $25 million
- Box office
- $71 million
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Encyclopedic overview
The Counselor is a 2013 crime thriller film directed by Ridley Scott and written by Cormac McCarthy. It stars Michael Fassbender as the eponymous Counselor as well as Penélope Cruz, Cameron Diaz, Javier Bardem, and Brad Pitt. The extremely violent and bloodthirsty activities of drug cartels are depicted as the Counselor, a high-level lawyer, gets involved in a drug deal around the troubled Ciudad Juarez, Mexico/Texas border area.
The Counselor was chosen as the closing film at the 2013 Morelia Film Festival and also played at the Cork Film Festival. The film was theatrically released on October 25, 2013, and is dedicated to Scott's brother, Tony Scott, who died in 2012. It received mixed reviews and grossed $71 million worldwide against a budget of $25 million.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “The Counselor” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.