Kill the Messenger 2014

7/10


NETFLIX Rating : 3.5


IMDB Rating : 7


FD Smart Rating : 7


Synopsis : In the 1980s, a crusading journalist uncovers secret CIA funding for Nicaraguan rebels, but the powers that be silence his investigation.


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Anguilla , Antigua and Barbuda , Barbados , Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba , Canada , Cuba , Curaçao , Dominica , French Guiana , Grenada , Guadeloupe , Guyana , Haiti , Jamaica , Martinique , Montserrat , Saint Kitts and Nevis , Saint Lucia , Saint Vincent , Sint Maarten (Dutch part) , Suriname , Virgin Islands, British , Greece , South Africa , United States

Directors:

Michael Cuesta

Languages:

English , English [Original] , French , English - Audio Description

Subtitles:

Spanish , Brazilian Portuguese , English , French

Genres:

Biography, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller

Release Date:

2014

Run Time:

1h52m

Maturity Rating:

Restricted. May be inappropriate for children 17 and under.

Based on the true story of journalist Gary Webb. The film takes place in the mid-1990s, when Webb uncovered the CIA's past role in importing huge amounts of cocaine into the U.S. that was aggressively sold in ghettos across the country to raise money for the Nicaraguan Contras' rebel army. Despite enormous pressure not to, Webb chose to pursue the story and went public with his evidence, publishing the series 'Dark Alliance'. As a result he experienced a vicious smear campaign fueled by the CIA. At that point Webb found himself defending his integrity, his family, and his life.