Special Correspondents

Special Correspondents
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Directed by	Ricky Gervais
Written by	Ricky Gervais
Based on	Envoyés très spéciaux by Simon Michaël & Jacques Labib
Produced by	Chris Coen Aaron L. Gilbert Ricky Gervais Ted Sarandos Manuel Munz Larry Sanitsky
Starring	Ricky Gervais Eric Bana Vera Farmiga Kevin Pollak Kelly Macdonald Benjamin Bratt America Ferrera Raúl Castillo
Cinematography	Terry Stacey
Edited by	Nicolas Chaudeurge
Music by	Dickon Hinchliffe
Production companies	Bron Studios Unanimous Entertainment
Distributed by	Netflix
Release dates	22 April 2016 (2016-04-22) (Tribeca) 29 April 2016 (2016-04-29) (Worldwide)
Running time	100 minutes[1]
Countries	Canada United States
Language	English

Special Correspondents is a 2016 satirical comedy film written, directed by and starring Ricky Gervais. The film stars Gervais, Eric Bana, Vera Farmiga, Kelly Macdonald, Kevin Pollak, Benjamin Bratt, America Ferrera and Raúl Castillo. The film had its world premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival on 22 April 2016 and was released worldwide by Netflix on 29 April 2016. The film follows two radio journalists who concoct a scheme to fake their kidnappings in South America.

The movie is a remake of the French film Envoyés très spéciaux.