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  3. time.com › 3482909This Is the Real Story Behind Kill The Messenger - TIME

    Oct 10, 2014 · The true story on which the movie is based, however, makes it clear that it’s not always obvious what’s a theory and what’s the truth. It started when Webb wrote a series of three articles ...

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  4. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Kill_the_Messenger_(2014_film)Kill the Messenger (2014 film) - Wikipedia

    Kill the Messenger is a 2014 American biographical crime thriller film directed by Michael Cuesta and written by Peter Landesman. It is based on the book of the same name by Nick Schou and the book Dark Alliance by Gary Webb. The film stars Jeremy Renner, who also produced the film.

  5. emanuellevy.com › review › kill-the-messengerKill the Messenger: Adapting and Telling the True story

    Oct 11, 2014 · But Kill the Messenger is completely and entirely true. In general, I’m anti-conspiracy theory. But the newspapers and individuals in and out of government going after Gary exposed the power of a conspiracy of mediocrity to destroy professional exceptionalism and personal dedication.”.

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  7. www.telegraph.co.uk › culture › filmThe CIA, the drug dealers, and the tragedy of Gary Webb

    Mar 21, 2015 · Kill the Messenger, based on his account of what happened and a book of the same name about the saga by journalist Nick Schou was recently released in cinemas. And with it, some believe, came...

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  8. www.rottentomatoes.com › m › kill_the_messenger_2015Kill the Messenger - Rotten Tomatoes

    Journalist Gary Webb (Jeremy Renner) happens upon a story that not only leads to the origins of America's crack epidemic but also alleges that the CIA was well-aware of the dealers who were...

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  9. www.imdb.com › title › tt1216491Kill the Messenger (2014) - Plot - IMDb

    Based on the true story of journalist Gary Webb. The film takes place in the mid-1990s, when Webb uncovered the CIA's past role in importing huge amounts of cocaine into the U.S. that was aggressively sold in ghettos across the country to raise money for the Nicaraguan Contras' rebel army.

  10. www.yahoo.com › entertainment › jeremy-renner-killFor Jeremy Renner, 'Kill the Messenger' is a story that had ...

    Oct 7, 2014 · "Kill the Messenger," which opens in U.S. theaters on Friday, is based on the true story of the late American journalist Gary Webb who wrote about links between drug traffickers,...