When the Sky Falls
- 2000 (2000)
United Kingdom
United States
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]
The film received negative reviews, with criticism towards its directing, writing, script, and renaming of the characters, though Allen's performance was better received. Its lack of a better connection to Guerin's story was also widely panned. Another film based on the same story, entitled Veronica Guerin, was released in 2003, to far stronger reviews and had Cate Blanchett in the title role.
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
External links
- When the Sky Falls at IMDb
- When the Sky Falls at Rotten Tomatoes
- v
- t
- e
- One Brief Summer (1970)
- Unman, Wittering and Zigo (1971)
- Made (1972)
- The Cheviot, the Stag, and the Black Black Oil (1973)
- Just Another Saturday (1975)
- Double Dare (1976)
- Apaches (1977)
- Just a Boys' Game (1979)
- The Long Good Friday (1980)
- A Sense of Freedom (1981)
- The Honorary Consul (1983)
- The Innocent (1985)
- Act of Vengeance (1986)
- The Fourth Protocol (1987)
- The Last of the Finest (1990)
- Ruby (1992)
- Voyage (1993)
- The Infiltrator (1995)
- Deadly Voyage (1996)
- Looking After Jo Jo (1998)
- When the Sky Falls (2000)
- Quicksand (2003)
This article related to an Irish film is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
- v
- t
- e
This article about a 2000s crime drama film is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
- v
- t
- e