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Kill the Messenger

Where:

🇳🇮 Nicaragua California District of Columbia

When:

The 1980s The 1990s

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.

Released in 2014 — 112 minutes

Genres:

Thriller Crime Drama Mystery

Languages:

English Spanish