Veronica Guerin (film)

Veronica Guerin
The film poster shows Veronica Guerin, the whole poster is dark red and the film's tagline shows the fact of why everyone wanted her dead
Theatrical poster
Directed byJoel Schumacher
Screenplay by
Story byCarol Doyle
Produced byJerry Bruckheimer
Starring
CinematographyBrendan Galvin
Edited byDavid Gamble
Music byHarry Gregson-Williams
Production
companies
Distributed byBuena Vista Pictures Distribution
Release dates
  • 8 July 2003 (2003-07-08) (Ireland)
  • 1 August 2003 (2003-08-01) (United Kingdom)
  • 8 October 2003 (2003-10-08) (United States)
Running time
98 minutes
Countries
  • Ireland
  • United Kingdom
  • United States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$17 million[1]
Box office$9.4 million[1]

Veronica Guerin is a 2003 biographical crime film directed by Joel Schumacher from a screenplay by Carol Doyle and Mary Agnes Donoghue. The film stars Cate Blanchett, Gerard McSorley, Ciarán Hinds, Brenda Fricker, and Amy Shiels. Its plot focuses on Irish journalist Veronica Guerin, whose investigation into the drug trade in Dublin led to her murder in 1996, at the age of 36. The film is the second to be inspired by Guerin's life, following When the Sky Falls (2000).

Veronica Guerin was released in Ireland on 11 July and in the United States on 17 October. Grossing $9.4 million at the box office against a budget of $17 million, the film received mixed reviews from critics. Blanchett received a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress nomination.

  1. ^ a b "Veronica Guerin". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 22 October 2019.