Veronica Guerin 2003
Veronica Guerin
In this true story, Veronica Guerin is an investigative reporter for an Irish newspaper. As the drug trade begins to bleed into the mainstream, Guerin decides to take on and expose those responsible. Beginning at the bottom with addicts, Guerin then gets in touch with John Traynor, a paranoid informant. Not without some prodding, Traynor leads her to John Gilligan, the ruthless head of the operation, who does not take kindly to Guerin's nosing.
In this true story, Veronica Guerin is an investigative reporter for an Irish newspaper. As the drug trade begins to bleed into the mainstream, Guerin decides to take on and expose those responsible. Beginning at the bottom with addicts, Guerin then gets in touch with John Traynor, a paranoid informant. Not without some prodding, Traynor leads her to John Gilligan, the ruthless head of the operation, who does not take kindly to Guerin's nosing.
Videos & Photos
All 1 Videos & 16 Photoscast
Full Cast & Crew... Veronica Guerin
... Tattooed Boy
... John Gilligan
... John Traynor
... Bernie Guerin
... Chris Mulligan
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See All 1 Reviews23 Jun 2021 by John Chard
You'd do the same. If you saw those kids on the street, you would do the same. The assassination of Dublin crime reporter Veronica Guerin in 1996 shook Ireland to the core, her murder saw a public swell of determination to rid the country of its drug peddlers. Joel Schumacher's film is an in depth interpretation of the woman, her beliefs, her family life, her complexities and her stoicism to root out the drug barons putting liquid death into the arms of the many. Thankfully avoiding Hollywood clichés, it's often gritty and well thought out, Schumacher and his writers, Carol Doyle and Mary Agnes Donoghue, don't soft soap the Guerin image, her faults are laid bare alongside her searing strengths. The dangers of her work are very prominent throughout, leading to some suspenseful and fearsome scenes. Cate Blanchett as Guerin is inspired casting, an actress capable of covering all facets of the human condition, and in support Ciaran Hinds, Gerard McSorley and Brenda Fricker give powerful performances. 8/10
Release Date:
Jul 11, 2003 (Ireland,United Kingdom,United States)
Run Time:
1hr 38`
MMPA Rating:
R
Original Language:
English
Production Countries:
Ireland,United Kingdom,United States
Status:
Released
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You'd do the same. If you saw those kids on the street, you would do the same. The assassination of Dublin crime reporter Veronica Guerin in 1996 shook Ireland to the core, her murder saw a public swell of determination to rid the country of its drug peddlers. Joel Schumacher's film is an in depth interpretation of the woman, her beliefs, her family life, her complexities and her stoicism to root out the drug barons putting liquid death into the arms of the many. Thankfully avoiding Hollywood clichés, it's often gritty and well thought out, Schumacher and his writers, Carol Doyle and Mary Agnes Donoghue, don't soft soap the Guerin image, her faults are laid bare alongside her searing strengths. The dangers of her work are very prominent throughout, leading to some suspenseful and fearsome scenes. Cate Blanchett as Guerin is inspired casting, an actress capable of covering all facets of the human condition, and in support Ciaran Hinds, Gerard McSorley and Brenda Fricker give powerful performances. 8/10
Cast & Crew of
Veronica Guerin
Directors & Credit Writers
... First Assistant Director
... Director
... Second Assistant Director
Cast
... Veronica Guerin
... Tattooed Boy
... John Gilligan
... John Traynor
... Bernie Guerin
... Chris Mulligan
... Graham Turley
... Jimmy Guerin
... Cathal Turley
... Martin Cahill
EB
Emmet Bergin... Aengus Fanning
... Anne Harris
... Willie Kealy
... Tony Gregory
... Geraldine Gilligan
... Brian Meehan
... Eugene 'Dutchie' Holland
... Charles Bowden
... Gilligan Gang Member #1
... Gilligan Gang Member #2
Produced By
... Associate Producer
... Unit Production Manager
... Casting