Veronica Guerin Synopsis & Summary

Synopsis

Producer Jerry Bruckheimer and director Joel Schumacher take on the real-life story of an assassinated Irish journalist in the dramatic thriller Veronica Guerin. Cate Blanchett appears as the title character, a relentless crime reporter for The Sunday Independent during the early '90s. Guerin's violent murder in 1996 led to a revision of Ireland's laws and the creation of the Criminal Assets Bureau. The movie picks up with her pursuit of the underground drug trade in Dublin, which she suspects is led by mobster Martin "The General" Cahill (Gerry O'Brien). When Cahill's gang is attacked, she suspects mobster Gerry "The Monk" Hutch (Alan Devine) is responsible. Not deterred by threats or gunshot wounds, she uses thug John Traynor (Ciarán Hinds) as an informer to help out her investigation of psychotic mobster John Gilligan (Gerard McSorley). Schumacher's protégé Colin Farell appears in a small role. - Andrea LeVasseur, All Movie Guide

Movie Info

Starring:
Cate Blanchett, Gerard McSorley, Ciarán Hinds, Brenda Fricker, Barry Barnes
Theatrical Release Date:
10/17/2003
DVD Release Date:
03/16/2004
Rating:
R
MPAA Reasons:
for violence, language and some drug content.
Run Time:
98 min.
Distributor(s):
Buena Vista
Production Co.:
Jerry Bruckheimer Films
Director(s):
Joel Schumacher
Genre(s):
Drama
Themes:
Drug Trade, Members of the Press
Tone:
Earnest, Elegiac, Menacing, Visceral, Rousing, Tense, Slick
Keywords:
IRA (Irish Republican Army), crime-solving, drug-ring, gangster, journalism, murder, reporter, woman
Country of Origin:
UK (05-16-2003),USA (10-17-2003)
Language:
English
Status:
DVD

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