Kill the messenger, Focus Features presents a Bluegrass Films production ; a film by Michael Cuesta ; executive producers, Peter Landesman, Pamela Abdy ; executive producers, Don Handfield, Michael Bederman ; produced by Scott Stuber, Naomi Despres, Jeremy Renner ; written by Peter Landesman ; directed by Michael Cuesta
Type
Label
Kill the messenger, Focus Features presents a Bluegrass Films production ; a film by Michael Cuesta ; executive producers, Peter Landesman, Pamela Abdy ; executive producers, Don Handfield, Michael Bederman ; produced by Scott Stuber, Naomi Despres, Jeremy Renner ; written by Peter Landesman ; directed by Michael Cuesta
Language
eng
Characteristic
videorecording
Intended audience
MPAA rating: R; language and drug content
Main title
Kill the messenger
Medium
videorecording Blu-ray
Responsibility statement
Focus Features presents a Bluegrass Films production ; a film by Michael Cuesta ; executive producers, Peter Landesman, Pamela Abdy ; executive producers, Don Handfield, Michael Bederman ; produced by Scott Stuber, Naomi Despres, Jeremy Renner ; written by Peter Landesman ; directed by Michael Cuesta
Runtime
112
Summary
A compelling political drama based on the true story of Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Gary Webb. A hard-charging investigative reporter, stumbles upon the story of a lifetime when he uncovers a link between US government intelligence agencies and Central American drug smugglers. Determined to prove the CIA used cocaine profits to fund the Contra rebels, Webb endangers his career and family when he ignores the warnings of agency operatives in his relentless pursuit of the truth
Target audience
adult
Technique
live action
Contributor
- Liotta, Ray
- Winstead, Mary Elizabeth
- Focus Features
- Bluegrass Films
- Cuesta, Michael, 1963-
- Webb, Gary, 1955-2004
- Sheen, Michael
- Renner, Jeremy
- Universal Studios Home Entertainment (Firm)
- Schou, Nick
- Nelson, Tim Blake
- Landesman, Peter, 1965-
- Williams, Michael Kenneth
- DeWitt, Rosemarie
- Garcia, Andy
- Pepper, Barry, 1970-
- Platt, Oliver
Subject
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Actor
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Film distributor
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Incoming Resources
- Has instance1
Outgoing Resources
- Contributor17
- Liotta, Ray
- Winstead, Mary Elizabeth
- Focus Features
- Bluegrass Films
- Cuesta, Michael, 1963-
- Webb, Gary, 1955-2004
- Sheen, Michael
- Renner, Jeremy
- Universal Studios Home Entertainment (Firm)
- Schou, Nick
- Nelson, Tim Blake
- Landesman, Peter, 1965-
- Williams, Michael Kenneth
- DeWitt, Rosemarie
- Garcia, Andy
- Pepper, Barry, 1970-
- Platt, Oliver
- Genre3
- Subject6
- Content1
- Actor10
- resource.filmdirector1
- Film distributor1
- resource.productioncompany2
- resource.screenwriter1