Kill the Messenger
A reporter becomes the target of a vicious smear campaign that drives him to the point of suicide after he exposes the CIA's role in arming Contra rebels in Nicaragua and importing cocaine into California. Based on the true story of journalist Gary Webb.
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Can you keep a national secret? A reporter becomes the target of a vicious smear campaign that drives him to the point of suicide after he exposes the CIA's role in arming Contra rebels in Nicaragua and importing cocaine into California. Based on the true story of journalist Gary Webb.
Details
Directors
Michael Cuesta
Writers
Peter Landesman, Gary Webb, Nick Schou
Cast
Jeremy Renner, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Michael Sheen, Ray Liotta, Robert Patrick, Andy Garcia, Paz Vega, Michael Kenneth Williams, Rosemarie DeWitt, Tim Blake Nelson, Barry Pepper, Oliver Platt, Richard Schiff, Jena Sims, Joshua Close
Production
The Combine, Focus Features, Sierra/Affinity, Bluegrass Films
Languages
English, Spanish
Countries
United States of America
