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Veronica Guerin (Chasing the dragon) - Cate Blanchett, Gerard McSorley, Ciarán Hinds, Joel Schumacher

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Why would anyone want to kill Veronica Guerin?

In the mid-1990s, Dublin was nothing short of a war zone, with a few powerful drug lords battling for control. Their most fearsome opponent was not the police but the courageous journalist Veronica Guerin (Cate Blanchett), who covered the crime beat with unmatched intensity. As she investigated and exposed the "pushers", balancing her home and family against her responsibility to her readers and her country, she became a national folk heroine to the people of Ireland; each attempt on her life only galvanised her legend. Her brutal murder in 1996 forced a dramatic revision of Ireland's laws and led to the arrests of the nation's top criminals.

Based on a true story.

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Target demographic movie keyword propaganda

Film biography journalist Dublin Ireland drug dealer murder Irish

Persons of interest

Cate Blanchett .... Veronica Guerin
Gerard McSorley .... John Gilligan
Ciarán Hinds .... John Traynor
Brenda Fricker .... Bernie Guerin
Don Wycherley .... Chris Mulligan
Barry Barnes .... Graham Turley
Simon O'Driscoll .... Cathal Turley
Emmet Bergin .... Aengus Fanning
Charlotte Bradley .... Anne Harris
Mark Lambert .... Willie Kealy
Garrett Keogh .... Tony Gregory
Maria McDermottroe .... Geraldine Gilligan
Paudge Behan .... Brian Meehan
Joe Hanley .... Eugene "Dutchie" Holland
David Murray .... Charles Bowden
Alan Devine .... Gerry Hutch
Gerry O'Brien .... Martin Cahill
Gabrielle Reidy .... Frances Cahill
Paul Roe .... Tommy Mullen
David Herlihy .... Peter "Fatso" Mitchell
Darragh Kelly .... Terry Fagan
Colin Farrell .... Tattooed Boy
Carol Doyle .... Storywriter
Mary Agnes Donoghue .... Screenwriter
Carol Doyle .... Screenwriter
Joel Schumacher .... Director

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Awards and film festivals:

Empire Awards 2004: Nominated: Best Actress (Cate Blanchett)
Hollywood Foreign Press Association (Golden Globes) 2004: Nominated: Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama (Cate Blanchett)
IFTA Awards 2003: Won: Audience Award: Best Irish Film; Nominated: Best Supporting Actor in Film/TV (Ciarán Hinds), Best Supporting Actor in Film/TV (Gerard McSorley), Best Supporting Actress in Film/TV (Brenda Fricker)
MTV Movie Awards, Mexico 2004: Nominated: Best Colin Farrell in a Movie (Colin Farrell)
Motion Picture Sound Editors, USA 2004: Nominated: Golden Reel Award - Best Sound Editing in Foreign Features (John Downer, Oliver Tarney, Paul McFadden)
Political Film Society, USA 2004: Won: Exposé; Nominated: Democracy
San Sebastián International Film Festival 2003: Won: Solidarity Award (Joel Schumacher); Nominated: Golden Seashell (Joel Schumacher)

Studios and distributors:

Buena Vista International

Intelligence analyst

Special Agent Matti

Theatrical report

Veronica Guerin is an interesting enough film but only if you're interested in Irish history, otherwise you have to keep reminding yourself who she is.