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The story of a crusading Irish journalist who tells the truth about Dublin's mobsters and pays for it with her life. Veronica Guerin (Joan Allen) follows the narcotics seam into Dublin's grimy underworld. Strong performances right through the cast and a powerful evocation of the margins of the Irish crime community.

Keywords:

Drama, Thriller, Crime Drama, Movie, Film, Movies, Films

Additional Information:

(1999) (3 Star)

Cast:

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

Supporting Cast:

Jason Barry	.... Dempsey
Pete Postlethwaite	.... Martin Shaughnessy
Des McAleer	.... Jimmy Keaveney
Owen Roe	.... John O'Connor
Gavin Kelty	.... Tattoo
Vincent Walsh	.... Shaw
Frank Grimes	.... Paul McCarling
Rúaidhrí Conroy	.... Jamie Thornton
Liam Carney	.... Dessie O'Reilly

Directors:

John Mackenzie

Writers:

Ronan Gallagher
Guy Andrews