Veronica Guerin (film)

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Veronica Guerin

Veronica Guerin film poster
Directed by Joel Schumacher
Produced by Jerry Bruckheimer
Written by Carol Doyle
Mary Agnes Donoghue
Starring Cate Blanchett
Colin Farrell
Ciarán Hinds
Music by Harry Gregson-Williams
Distributed by Touchstone Pictures
Release date(s) July 8, 2003
Running time 98 min.
Language English
Budget ~ $17,000,000
IMDb profile

Veronica Guerin is a 2003 film directed by Joel Schumacher. The movie is based on the true story of Irish journalist Veronica Guerin.

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[edit] Selected cast

[edit] Plot

  • Tagline: Why would anyone want to kill Veronica Guerin?
Spoiler warning: Plot and/or ending details follow.

The film starts with her murder in the Naas Road by two men on a motorcycle on June 26, 1996 before returning to the past to examine the last 18 months of her existence. Veronica Guerin, a feisty Irish reporter for Sunday Independent, has been digging into and writing about Dublin's drug trade. She begins with the prepubescent addicts who shoot up on the street and works her way up the big dealers. She flirts with sources in the criminal underworld, notably John Traynor. As her investigation deepens, things heat up. She is beaten and shot and the life of her young son is threatened. Her informant begins to give her inaccurate information in an attempt to protect the identity of his boss, John Gilligan and his own skin. Traynor misleads Guerin by offering up criminal Gerry "The Monk" Hutch as a red herring. She pursues him with a vengeance, only to discover that he is not involved. Despite Traynor's attempts to distract her, the threat of violence, and the fears of her family, Guerin refuses to give up. In the end, her determination costs her her life, but the resulting martyrdom helps her cause.

[edit] Trivia

  • Gerry "The Monk" Hutch, who is now a taxi driver, drove one of the singers who contributed to the music score of this movie to the movie's premiere in Dublin.
  • Notably the film in which Danielle Fox-Clarke made her big screen debut.

[edit] Awards and nominations

  • Empire Awards
    • Won - Best Actress
  • Golden Globes
    • Nominated - Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture-Drama
  • IFTA Awards
    • Won - Best Irish film (Audience Award)
    • Nominated - Best Irish Film (IFTA Award)
    • Nominated - Best Supporting Actor in Film/TV
    • Nominated - Best Supporting Actor in Film/TV
    • Nominated - Best Supporting Actress in Film/TV
    • Nominated - Best Cinematography/TV Photography
    • Nominated - Best Costume Design
    • Nominated - Best Hair/Make-Up

[edit] External links

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