When the Sky Falls (2000)
1h 47m
Running Time
June 26, 2000Release Date
When the Sky Falls (2000)
1h 47m
Running Time
June 26, 2000Release Date
Network & Production Companies

Plot.
Fact-based story about Irish crime-investigating reporter Sinead Hamilton, who invaded the Irish underworld and attempted to expose the illegitimate activities she found. Hampered by the system, a police consort is ineffectual at aiding her despite trying to step outside of the normal bounds. Kevin McNally plays her husband, who hates her activities and the danger in which she places herself. Nonetheless, he grudgingly admires her persistence and encourages her investigation.
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Cast & Crew.

Joan Allen
Sinead Hamilton

Patrick Bergin
Mackey

Pete Postlethwaite
Martin Shaughnessy

Liam Cunningham
John Cosgrave

Kevin McNally
Tom Hamilton

Karl Argue
Smokey

Jimmy Smallhorne
Mickey O'Fagan

Gerard Mannix Flynn
Dave Hackett

Danny O'Carroll
Shaughnessy's Son

Sue Moore
Nightclub Raver

Frank Grimes

Guy Andrews
Writer

John Mackenzie
Director

Bruce Davey
Co-Executive Producer

Greg Johnson
Executive Producer

Ralph Kamp
Co-Executive Producer

David McLoughlin
Co-Producer

Kevin Menton
Executive Producer

Peter Newman
Executive Producer

Marie Louise Queally
Executive Producer

Rod Stoneman
Co-Executive Producer

Nigel Warren-Green
Producer

Michael Wearing
Producer

Ronan Gallagher
Writer

Colum McCann
Writer

Michael Sheridan
Writer

Pol Brennan
Music

Seamus Deasy
Director of Photography

Graham Walker
Editor

Mark Geraghty
Production Design

John Hubbard
Casting

Ros Hubbard
Casting
Details.
Wiki.
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.
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.
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