Movie
Kill the Messenger
Overview
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
- Release date
- 2014-10-09
- Runtime
- 112 min
- Genres
- Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller, History
- Status
- Released
- Production
- The Combine, Focus Features, Sierra/Affinity, Bluegrass Films
- Country
- United States of America
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Jeremy Renner as Gary Webb
- Mary Elizabeth Winstead as Anna Simons
- Michael Sheen as Fred Weil
- Ray Liotta as John Cullen
- Robert Patrick as Ronny Quail
- Andy Garcia as Norwin Meneses
- Paz Vega as Coral Baca
- Michael Kenneth Williams as Ricky Ross
- Rosemarie DeWitt as Sue Webb
- Tim Blake Nelson as Alan Fenster
- Barry Pepper as Russell Dodson
- Oliver Platt as Jerry Ceppos
Crew
- Michael Cuesta - Director
- Peter Landesman - Screenplay
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