Kill the Messenger (2014) — AI Story Visualization

Kill the Messenger (2014) Poster

Plot Analysis Summary

A journalist's relentless investigation into CIA-Contra drug trafficking leads to professional ruin and personal tragedy.

Story Structure — 4 Plot Phases

The Forfeiture Catalyst

Uncovering the Contra Network

Publication and Backlash

Exile and Resignation

A reporter becomes the target of a vicious smear campaign that drives him to the point of suicide after he exposes the CIA's role in arming Contra rebels in Nicaragua and importing cocaine into California. Based on the true story of journalist Gary Webb.

Directed by

Michael Cuesta

Key Cast

Rating: 6.6/10 (925 votes)