Kill the Messenger
Can you keep a national secret?
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.
- Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
- Studio: The Combine, Focus Features, Sierra/Affinity, Bluegrass Films
- Keyword: central intelligence agency (cia), drug trafficking, biography, crack cocaine, government conspiracy, investigative journalism, american journalist, san jose, california
- Cast: Jeremy Renner, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Michael Sheen, Ray Liotta, Robert Patrick, Andy García