When the Sky Falls

When the Sky Falls

Directed by	John Mackenzie
Written by	Ronan Gallagher Colum McCann Michael Sheridan
Starring	Joan Allen Patrick Bergin Liam Cunningham
Release date(s)	2000
Running time	107 min.
Country	Ireland / U.K. / U.S.A.
Language	English

When the Sky Falls is a 2000 film à clef directed by John Mackenzie and filmed in Ireland, starring Joan Allen. The story is based on that of Veronica Guerin, a crime reporter writing about drugs for the Sunday Independent, her investigations and murder.

Cast

Joan Allen as Sinead Hamilton
Patrick Bergin as Mackey
Liam Cunningham as John Cosgrave
Jimmy Smallhorne as Mickey O'Fagan
Kevin McNally as Tom Hamilton
Gerard Mannix Flynn as Dave Hackett

External links

When the Sky Falls at the Internet Movie Database

Films directed by John Mackenzie

1970s	One Brief Summer (1970) Unman, Wittering and Zigo (1971) Made (1972) A Sense of Freedom (1979)

1980s	The Long Good Friday (1980) The Honorary Consul (1983) The Innocent (1985) The Fourth Protocol (1987)

1990s	The Last of the Finest (1990) Ruby (1992) Voyage (1993) The Infiltrator (1995) Deadly Voyage (1996) Looking After Jo Jo (1998)

2000s	When the Sky Falls (2000) Quicksand (2003)