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Kill the Messenger

Gary Webb, a journalist in California, began investigating in 1996 the CIA's alleged involvement in the 1980s in smuggling crack cocaine to Los Angeles' black community to fund the Contras and Nicaraguan freedom fighters.

Journalist Gary Webb uncovers the CIA's role in importing cocaine into the US in the 1990s, and despite pressure, publishes the evidence, sparking a vicious smear campaign.

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Info about Kill the Messenger

Studio(s): The Combine, Focus Features

Originally Released: United States, Oct 09, 2014

Production Country: United States

Box Office Gross: $5,200,000.00

Budget: $5,000,000.00

Genres:Biography, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller