Kill the Messenger (2014)

Directed by

Michael Cuesta

Genre

drama film, biographical film, crime film, mystery film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 52m

Rated

R

Rating

6.6 of 10 from 930 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This film follows a newspaper reporter who uncovers evidence that the CIA helped smuggle cocaine into the United States to fund a rebel group in Nicaragua. He faces pressure and threats as he tries to publish the story against powerful opposition.

tensesuspensefulgrittyprovocativeurgentunderstateddarkinvestigative

What happens

Kill the Messenger is a 2014 American biographical crime thriller film directed by Michael Cuesta and written by Peter Landesman. It is based on the book of the same name by Nick Schou and the book Dark Alliance by Gary Webb. The film stars Jeremy Renner, who also produced the film. The film was released on October 10, 2014, and depicts a reporter's suppressed attempts to cover the CIA involvement and secret support of large scale cocaine sales to fund the Nicaraguan Contras. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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