Crime ·Drama ·Mystery ·Thriller ·History · United States of America · 2014 · 1h 52m

Kill the Messenger

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Director
Michael Cuesta
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
Crew
Brian A. Kates — Editor Nathan Johnson — Original Music Composer Peter Landesman — Screenplay Gary Webb — Novel Nick Schou — Novel Naomi Despres — Producer
Tagline

Can you keep a national secret?

Synopsis

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.

Trailer Kill the Messenger — Official Trailer
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Mood & Themes
central intelligence agency (cia)drug traffickingbiographycrack cocainegovernment conspiracyinvestigative journalismamerican journalistsan jose, california
Key Collaborators
Michael Cuesta Director Brian A. Kates Editor Nathan Johnson Original Music Composer Peter Landesman Screenplay Gary Webb Novel Nick Schou Novel Naomi Despres Producer Jeremy Renner Producer Scott Stuber Producer John Paino Production Design Kimberly Adams Costume Design Doug Hall Costume Design
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