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Kill the messenger, Focus Features presents ; a Bluegrass Films production ; a film by Michael Cuesta ; executive producers, Peter Landesman, Pamela Abdy ; executive producers, Don Handfield, Michael Bederman ; produced by Scott Stuber, Naomi Despres, Jeremy Renner ; written by Peter Landesman ; directed by Michael Cuesta

eng

videorecording

MPAA rating: R; language and drug content

Kill the messenger

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Focus Features presents ; a Bluegrass Films production ; a film by Michael Cuesta ; executive producers, Peter Landesman, Pamela Abdy ; executive producers, Don Handfield, Michael Bederman ; produced by Scott Stuber, Naomi Despres, Jeremy Renner ; written by Peter Landesman ; directed by Michael Cuesta

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Gary Webb stumbles onto a story which leads to the shady origins of the men who started the crack epidemic on the nation's streets, and further alleges that the CIA was aware of major dealers who were smuggling cocaine into the U.S., and using the profits to arm rebels fighting in Nicaragua. Despite warnings from drug kingpins and CIA operatives to stop his investigation, Webb keeps digging to uncover a conspiracy with explosive implications

live action