The Infiltrator

The Infiltrator is a 2016 American biographical crime drama thriller film directed by Brad Furman and written by his mother Ellen Brown Furman. The film is based on the eponymous autobiography by Robert Mazur, a U.S. Customs special agent, who in the 1980s helped bust Pablo Escobar's money-laundering organization by going undercover as a corrupt businessman. The film stars Bryan Cranston as Mazur, with Diane Kruger, Benjamin Bratt, John Leguizamo, Saïd Taghmaoui, Joe Gilgun and Amy Ryan in supporting roles. Filming began on February 23, 2015, in London. Both Mazur and Cranston received executive producer credits. The film premiered at the Tampa Theatre on July 6, 2016 and was released the following week in theaters. The film received a generally positive response from critics, but a poor response from audiences, as it grossed $22 million against a budget of between $28 and $47 million. Plot During the 1980s, U.S. Customs Service special agent Robert Mazur uses his undercover alias "Bob Musella" to become a pivotal player for drug lords laundering their dirty cash. Later, he infiltrates the world's largest cartel, and helps expose the money-laundering organization of drug lord Pablo Escobar and take down the Bank of Credit and Commerce International (BCCI), which had secretly taken illegal ownership of First American Bankshares in Washington, D.C.. Cast Bryan Cranston as US Customs Special Agent Robert Mazur / Bob Musella Juliet Aubrey as Evelyn Mazur Diane Kruger as Kathy Ertz John Leguizamo as Emir Abreu Benjamin Bratt as Roberto Alcaino Amy Ryan as Bonni Tischler Jason Isaacs as Mark Jackowski Joe Gilgun as Dominic Daniel Mays as Frankie Yul Vazquez as Javier Ospina Simón Andreu as Gonzalo Mora Sr. Rubén Ochandiano as Gonzalo Mora Jr. Olympia Dukakis as Aunt Vicky Saïd Taghmaoui as Amjad Awan Tom Vaughan-Lawlor as Steve Cook Elena Anaya as Gloria Alcaino Dinita Gohil as Farhana Awan Carsten Hayes as Rudy Armbrecht Juan Cely as The Informant Andy Beckwith as Joe Michael Paré as Barry Seal Mark Holden as Eric Wellman