Countdown to St. Patrick' Day - 14
This movie is based on the real life of Veronica Guerin, an Irish newspaper journalist, who investigated drug trafficking in Dublin. The drug ring didn't like being exposed in the local papers even though Guerin used pseudonyms to avoid lawsuits. The criminals threatened to harm her and her young son if she continued investigating. It was their hope that the IRA would be blamed for the drug problems although the IRA had nothing to do with drug smuggling and selling. Threats against Guerin continue and then she was shot in the leg. Guerin, for awhile, accepts police protection but later refuses a police escort finding it interferes with her investigations. Does the criminal element follow through with their threats or does Veronica shut them down? Cate Blanchett is a very convincing Guerin in a movie remains true to actual events.
There is also a 2000 TV movie starring Joan Allen titled When the Sky Falls which is based on the Guerin life story. Allen is also very good as Guerin and I actually liked TV version a little more.
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