Kill the Messenger (2014)

Biography, Crime, Drama, General Film

Director: Michael Cuesta

Writer(s): Peter Landesman, Gary Webb (book “Dark Alliance”), Nick Schou (book “Kill the Messenger”)

Starring: Jeremy Renner, Robert Patrick, Jena Sims, Robert Pralgo, Hajji Golightly, Ted Huckabee, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Lucas Hedges, Rosemarie DeWitt, Matt Lintz, Parker Douglas, Kai Schmoll, Joshua Close, Paz Vega, Aaron Farb, Barry Pepper, Tom Jordan, Clay Edmund Kraski, Yul Vazquez, Tim Blake Nelson, Michael Kenneth Williams, Kristen Danch-Powell, Jen Harper, Oliver Platt, Manuel Rodriguez, Andy Garcia, Brett Rice, Jonathan Fritschi, Michael Sheen, Gil Bellows, Steve Coulter, Kenny Alfonso, Dan Futterman, Susan Walters, Richard Schiff, David de Vries, David Lee Garver, Rhoda Griffis, Andrew Masset, Brik Berkes, E. Roger Mitchell, Kevin Harrison, Ray Liotta, Michael H. Cole, Gary Webb, Som Aidoo, David Alessi, Grace Baine, Shaira Barton, Brie Beckman, Dan Caudill, Paul Chappell, Raul Colon, Vinny Costa, Scot Cregan, Joe Crosson, John Deutch, Orlando Vargas Diaz, Nathan Ferguson, John Fleischmann, Georgy Fontanals, Gerald Ford, Fred Galle, Jacob Garcia, Jeff Glover, Eduardo Gonzalez, Shawn Gonzalez, Danny M. Gray, Chip Gunnell, Sandra Harrison, Lew Herman, Roger Herrera, Jamie Hodge, Darien Johnson, Jim Keisler, John Kerry, Jesse Kindred, King, Adam Klein, Rob Koebel, Omar Lagudali, Marcus LaRon, Marc-Henry Lazarre, Scott Ledbetter, Dominic M. Lee, James Lewis, Ryan Lewis, Trina Lloyd, Daniel T. Martin, Anthony R. McClara, Trey McGriff, Neal McNeil, John Merical, Mrs. The Diva Nelson, Ryan Nesset, Richard Nixon, James Northway, Rasik Ohal, David Peavy, Jon Douglas Rainey, Nancy Reagan, Michael Rose, Ron Stafford, Maxine Waters, Louis Farrakhan

Synopsis: Kill the Messenger is based on the true story about investigative journalist Gary Webb who connected the CIA to the crack cocaine epidemic. The CIA supported the Nicaraguan Contra Rebel organizations cocaine smuggling operations into the U.S. to help pay for their revolt against the Nicaraguan Sandinista government.

Release Date: September 28, 2014 | Length: 112 min | Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama | MPAA Rating: Rated R for language and drug content.