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| Directed by | John Mackenzie |
| Written by | Ronan Gallagher Colum McCann Michael Sheridan |
| Starring | Joan Allen Patrick Bergin Liam Cunningham |
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Running time | 107 minutes |
| Country | Ireland United Kingdom United States |
| Language | English |
When the Sky Falls is a 2000 film à clef directed by John Mackenzie and starring Joan Allen. The narrative centres on reporter Veronica Guerin, who wrote about drug-related crime for the Sunday Independent, and her eventual murder.
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.
See also
- Veronica Guerin, the 2003 film covering the same story.
External links
- When the Sky Falls at IMDb
- When the Sky Falls at Rotten Tomatoes