Veronica Guerin
Taut, true story from director Joel Schumacher ("Phone Booth") stars Cate Blanchett in the title role, a journalist for Dublin, Ireland's Sunday Independent. The film chronicles the events that led to her 1996 murder, after she cultivated key underworld sources to pursue powerful drug dealers and mobsters, which she exposed in her newspaper. Because of her intense efforts, she became a national folk heroine and changed Ireland forever. Also starring Gerard McSorley, Ciaran Hinds, Brenda Fricker, with a cameo by Colin Farrell.
Year: 2003
Genre: True Stories, Biography, Feminist Tendencies
Country: Ireland, USA
Director: Joel Schumacher
Starring: Cate Blanchett, Gerard McSorley, Ciaran Hinds, Brenda Fricker
Duration: 94 Minutes
Rating: R13 - Contains violence and offensive language.
6.9/10
Location in store: Drama
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