Veronica Guerin (film)
2003 film by Joel Schumacher / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Veronica Guerin is a 2003 biographical crime film directed by Joel Schumacher and starring Cate Blanchett in the title role. The screenplay by Carol Doyle and Mary Agnes Donoghue 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 | |
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Directed by | Joel Schumacher |
Screenplay by | Carol Doyle Mary Agnes Donoghue |
Story by | Carol Doyle |
Produced by | Jerry Bruckheimer |
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Cinematography | Brendan Galvin |
Edited by | David Gamble |
Music by | Harry Gregson-Williams |
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Distributed by | Buena Vista Pictures Distribution |
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Running time | 98 minutes |
Countries | United States Ireland United Kingdom |
Language | English |
Budget | $17 million[1] |
Box office | $9.4 million[1] |
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.