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
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
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.
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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)
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