Movie
Veronica Guerin
Overview
In this true story, Veronica Guerin is an investigative reporter for an Irish newspaper. As the drug trade begins to bleed into the mainstream, Guerin decides to take on and expose those responsible. Beginning at the bottom with addicts, Guerin then gets in touch with John Traynor, a paranoid informant. Not without some prodding, Traynor leads her to John Gilligan, the ruthless head of the operation, who does not take kindly to Guerin's nosing.
Details
- Release date
- 2003-07-11
- Runtime
- 98 min
- Genres
- Drama, Crime, Thriller
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Jerry Bruckheimer Films, Touchstone Pictures, Persevere Productions Ltd., World 2000 Entertainment
- Country
- Ireland, United Kingdom, United States of America
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Cate Blanchett as Veronica Guerin
- Gerard McSorley as John Gilligan
- Ciarán Hinds as John Traynor
- Brenda Fricker as Bernie Guerin
- Don Wycherley as Chris Mulligan
- Barry Barnes as Graham Turley
- Simon O'Driscoll as Cathal Turley
- Emmet Bergin as Aengus Fanning
- Charlotte Bradley as Ann Harris
- Mark Lambert as Willy Kealy
- Garrett Keogh as Tony Gregory
- Maria McDermottroe as Geraldine Gilligan
Crew
- Joel Schumacher - Director
- Carol Doyle - Screenplay
- Mary Agnes Donoghue - Screenplay
- Carol Doyle - Story
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