Film
Kill the Messenger (2014)
Can you keep a national secret?
Crime, Drama, History, Mystery, Thriller· Directed by Michael Cuesta· 112 min
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.
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- How the CIA's crack-cocaine controversy destroyed journalist Gary Webb
- Based on a true story.
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- Based on the remarkable true story of Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Gary Webb
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- Based on a story that needs to be told.
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Connections
Top billing
- 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