When the Sky Falls

When the Sky Falls
Directed byJohn Mackenzie
Written byRonan Gallagher
Colum McCann
Michael Sheridan
StarringJoan Allen
Patrick Bergin
Liam Cunningham
CinematographySeamus Deasy
Edited byGraham Walker
Music byPól Brennan
Jimmy Smyth (additional incidental music)
Release date
  • 2000 (2000)
Running time
107 minutes
CountriesIreland
United Kingdom
United States
LanguageEnglish

When the Sky Falls is a 2000 film à clef directed by John Mackenzie and starring Joan Allen.[1] The narrative centres on reporter Veronica Guerin, who wrote about drug-related crime for the Sunday Independent, and her eventual murder.[2][3]

The film received negative reviews, with criticism towards its directing, writing, script, and renaming of the characters, though Allen's performance was better received. Its lack of a better connection to Guerin's story was also widely panned. Another film based on the same story, entitled Veronica Guerin, was released in 2003, to far stronger reviews and had Cate Blanchett in the title role.

  1. ^ "When the Sky Falls (2000)". Radio Times.
  2. ^ "Fresh row over Guerin film". the Guardian. 9 April 2000.
  3. ^ "When the Sky Falls (2000) - John Mackenzie | Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related | AllMovie" – via www.allmovie.com.