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newspaper reporter cia California drug dealer investigation

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Kill the Messenger (2014)

Directed by Michael Cuesta

Drama | Thriller

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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.

Rated R | Length 112 minutes

Actors

Jeremy Renner | Mary Elizabeth Winstead | Michael Sheen | Ray Liotta | Robert Patrick | Andy Garcia | Paz Vega | Michael Kenneth Williams | Rosemarie DeWitt | Tim Blake Nelson | Barry Pepper | Oliver Platt | Richard Schiff | Jena Sims | Joshua Close | Yul Vazquez | Lucas Hedges | Matthew Lintz | Gil Bellows | Steve Coulter | Dan Futterman | Susan Walters | David de Vries | David Lee Garver | Rhoda Griffis | Jen Harper | David Alessi | Grace Baine | Shaira Barton | Nancy Reagan | Parker Douglas

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Viewing Notes

Didn’t realize that the movie was covering this particular story. I had forgotten a lot of it so it’s been interesting to view the events as presented here. Nice performances all around. Seems to skim most of the top level stories without getting into the details. Agreed that a documentary would shed more light on the material.

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