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Veronica Guerin

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6.7/10 • 318

2003-07-111h 38m

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Why would anyone want to kill Veronica Guerin?

In this true story, Veronica Guerin is an investigative reporter for an Irish newspaper. As the drug trade begins to bleed into the mainstream, Guerin decides to take on and expose those responsible. Beginning at the bottom with addicts, Guerin then gets in touch with John Traynor, a paranoid informant. Not without some prodding, Traynor leads her to John Gilligan, the ruthless head of the operation, who does not take kindly to Guerin's nosing.

Directors
Joel Schumacher
Editors
David Gamble

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  1. Cate Blanchett

    Cate Blanchett

    Veronica Guerin

  2. Gerard McSorley

    Gerard McSorley

    John Gilligan

  3. Ciarán Hinds

    Ciarán Hinds

    John Traynor

  4. Brenda Fricker

    Brenda Fricker

    Bernie Guerin

  5. Don Wycherley

    Don Wycherley

    Chris Mulligan

  6. Barry Barnes

    Barry Barnes

    Graham Turley

  7. Simon O'Driscoll

    Simon O'Driscoll

    Cathal Turley

  8. Emmet Bergin

    Emmet Bergin

    Aengus Fanning

  9. Charlotte Bradley

    Charlotte Bradley

    Ann Harris

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John Chard

Mar 3, 2020

8/10

You'd do the same. If you saw those kids on the street, you would do the same. The assassination of Dublin crime reporter Veronica Guerin in 1996 shook Ireland to the core, her murder saw a public swell of determination to rid the country of its drug peddlers. Joel Schumacher's film is an in depth interpretation of the woman, her beliefs, her family life, her complexities and her stoicism to root out the drug barons putting liquid death into the arms of the many. Thankfully avoiding Hollywood clichés, it's often gritty and well thought out, Schumacher and his writers, Carol Doyle and Mary Agnes Donoghue, don't soft soap the Guerin image, her faults are laid bare alongside her searing strengths. The dangers of her work are very prominent throughout, leading to some suspenseful and fearsome scenes. Cate Blanchett as Guerin is inspired casting, an actress capable of covering all facets of the human condition, and in support Ciaran Hinds, Gerard McSorley and Brenda Fricker give powerful performances. 8/10

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Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
$17,000,000.00
Revenue
$9,439,660.00
Keywords
policejournalismdublin, irelandbased on true storydrug scenemurderdrug lord1990s