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The Counselor (2013)

Where The Counselor says it takes place, and where it was really shot.

The film's deals run from Mexico to Amsterdam to London, but the cameras mostly worked in Alicante and London.

Scenes and places

The sewage truck at the border

Cocaine is packed in barrels, hidden in a sewage truck and driven over the border. The drugs end up at a sewage treatment plant, setting up the deal the Counselor will later buy into.

Set in Mexico–US border — Cocaine is smuggled in a sewage truck from Mexico to a treatment plant in the United States.

A border crossing and a sewage plant in the story; the exact places are not named in the cited source.

The diamond dealer in Amsterdam

The Counselor flies to Amsterdam to buy an engagement ring for his girlfriend Laura. A diamond dealer is the first stop in a story that will not stay this calm.

Set in Amsterdam — The Counselor meets a diamond dealer to buy an engagement ring. Google Maps · Apple Maps

Amsterdam is a long-standing centre of the diamond trade.

Reiner and Malkina's party in Texas

Back from Amsterdam, the Counselor attends a party thrown by Reiner and Malkina. He talks about his first drug deal with Reiner, who ends the talk by describing a device called the bolito.

Set in Texas — A party thrown by drug dealer Reiner and his girlfriend Malkina.

The story place is Texas; the party was shot in Spain.

London: bank codes and a laptop

Malkina tracks a business associate to London and hires a woman to get his bank codes. She then has accomplices steal his laptop, showing she is still pursuing the money.

Set in London — Malkina tracks Westray to London to steal his bank codes. Google Maps · Apple Maps

London is where principal photography began, on 27 July 2012.

Filmed at Historic Town Hall lobby and Plaza del Ayuntamiento, Alicante — Scene not identified Google Maps · Apple Maps

Filmed at Broadgate Tower, London — Cafe (per secondary list) Google Maps · Apple Maps

Filmed at Heathrow Airport Terminal 5, London — Airport (per secondary list) Google Maps · Apple Maps

Filmed at Waddesdon Manor, Buckinghamshire — English manor (per secondary list) Google Maps · Apple Maps

Filmed at West Wycombe Park, Buckinghamshire — English manor (per secondary list) Google Maps · Apple Maps

Characters

• The Counselor — A Texas lawyer, known only as the Counselor, who goes in on his first drug deal.
• Malkina — Reiner's girlfriend, who sees a chance to profit from the Counselor's deal.
• Reiner — A drug dealer who throws a party in Texas and describes a device called the bolito.