Kill the Messenger

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.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

October 9, 2014

Original language

English

Spoken languages

English, Spanish

Countries

United States of America

Production

Sierra/Affinity,Focus Features,Bluegrass Films,The Combine

Cast

Jeremy Renner,Mary Elizabeth Winstead,Michael Sheen,Ray Liotta,Robert Patrick,Andy Garcia,Paz Vega,Michael Kenneth Williams,Rosemarie DeWitt,Tim Blake Nelsonand 22 more

Director

Michael Cuesta

Writer

Peter Landesman,Gary Webb,Nick Schou

Producer

Pamela Abdy,Peter Landesman,Michael Bederman,Don Handfield,Scott Stuber,Naomi Despres,Jeremy Renner

Cinematography

Sean Bobbitt

Music

Nathan Johnson

Budget

$5,000,000

Revenue

$5,200,000

IMDb

tt1216491