Kill the Messenger
“Can you keep a national secret?”
6.6(956)R20141h 52mEN
Directed by Michael Cuesta
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
central intelligence agency (cia)drug traffickingbiographycrack cocainegovernment conspiracyinvestigative journalismamerican journalistsan jose, california
Budget $5.0MBox office $5.2M
