Kill the Messenger is a 2014 American 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 (in his first film as a producer), Michael Sheen, Andy Garcia, Ray Liotta, Barry Pepper, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Rosemarie DeWitt, Paz Vega, Oliver Platt, Richard Schiff, and Michael K. Williams. The film was released on October 10, 2014.
Category: Biography, Crime, Drama
Produced by: Pamela Abdy, Naomi Despres, Jeremy Renner, Scott Stuber
Directed by: Michael Cuesta
Written by: Peter Landesman
Music by: Nathan Johnson
Running time: 112 minutes
Stars: Jeremy Renner, Robert Patrick, Jena Sims
Budget: $5 million
Release dates: October 10, 2014
Short Story:
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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