When the Sky Falls
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]
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| Directed by | John Mackenzie |
| Written by | Ronan Gallagher Colum McCann Michael Sheridan |
| Starring | Joan Allen Patrick Bergin Liam Cunningham |
| Cinematography | Seamus Deasy |
| Edited by | Graham Walker |
| Music by | Pól Brennan Jimmy Smyth (additional incidental music) |
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Running time | 107 minutes |
| Countries | Ireland United Kingdom United States |
| Language | English |
Cast
- Joan Allen as Sinead Hamilton
- Patrick Bergin as Mackey
- Pete Postlethwaite as Martin Shaughnessy
- Liam Cunningham as John Cosgrove
- Karl Argue as Smokey/Teenager
- Jimmy Smallhorne as Mickey O'Fagan
- Kevin McNally as Tom Hamilton
- Gerard Mannix Flynn as Dave Hackett
- Danny O'Carroll as Shaughnessy's son
Production
When the Sky Falls was filmed in Ireland.[4]
See also
- Veronica Guerin, the 2003 film covering the same story.
References
- "When the Sky Falls (2000)". Radio Times.
- "Fresh row over Guerin film". the Guardian. 9 April 2000.
- "When the Sky Falls (2000) - John Mackenzie | Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related | AllMovie" – via www.allmovie.com.
- Dwyer, Michael. "The end of innocence". The Irish Times.
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