Having been on the Croisette before with his debut film Un 32 août sur Terrre (Un Certain Regard), and the Directors» Fortnight was home for his epic short
Next Floor and sobering Polytechnique, the Quebecois helmer saw his critically lauded Incendies and Enemy receive a pass from the fest, but it was this work that ultimately convinced backers with deep pockets to have the auteur filmmaker
move onto large - scale productions (Prisoners, Story of Us, the Blade Runner sequel), and in turn Sicario is now among the hopefuls for the Palme d'Or.