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Director
  
John Mackenzie

Screenplay
  
Colum McCann

Duration
  

Language
  
English

6.8/10
IMDb

Genre
  
Crime, Drama

Initial DVD release
  
July 24, 2001

Country
  
Ireland United Kingdom United States

When the Sky Falls movie poster

Release date
  
2000 (2000)

Writer
  
Guy Andrews (additional dialogue), Ronan Gallagher, Colum McCann, Michael Sheridan

Cast
  
Joan Allen
(Sinead Hamilton),
Patrick Bergin
(Mackey),
Liam Cunningham
(John Cosgrave (The Runner))

Similar movies
  
Related John Mackenzie movies

Tagline
  
when the truth is hidden when the witness is silenced when the sky falls

When the Sky Falls is a 2000 film à clef directed by John Mackenzie and filmed in Ireland, starring Joan Allen. The story is based on that of Veronica Guerin, a crime reporter writing about drugs for the Sunday Independent, her investigations and murder.

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When the sky falls trailer


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
  • References

    When the Sky Falls Wikipedia
    When the Sky Falls IMDb When the Sky Falls themoviedb.org