Kill The Messenger

Kill The Messenger is based on the true story of Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Gary Webb (Renner). In the 1990s, this dedicated reporter's quest for the truth took him from the prisons of California to the villages of Nicaragua to the corridors of power in Washington, D.C.––and his investigative reporting drew the kind of attention that threatened not just his career but his family and his life. Webb himself becomes the story and a target, as jealous rival reporters who missed the story move to discredit his work and reputation in an increasingly vicious smear campaign. His wife Sue (DeWitt) tries to stand by him even as, despite warnings from drug kingpins and menacing surveillance intended to deter his investigation, Webb keeps digging to prove a direct link between cocaine smugglers and the CIA, a conspiracy with explosive implications. Based upon the books Dark Alliance by Gary Webb and Kill The Messenger by Nick Schou.