Kill the Messenger
2014 · 1h 52m · Crime, Drama, History, Mystery, Thriller · United States of America · Rated R (US)
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.
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Michael CuestaWritten by
Peter Landesman6.6Smart score
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american journalistbiographycentral intelligence agency (cia)crack cocainedrug traffickinggovernment conspiracyinvestigative journalismsan jose, california
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