When the Sky Falls

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.

When the Sky Falls
Directed by	John Mackenzie
Written by	Ronan Gallagher Colum McCann Michael Sheridan
Starring	Joan Allen Patrick Bergin Liam Cunningham
Cinematography	Seamus Deasy
Edited by	Graham Walker
Music by	Pól Brennan Jimmy Smyth (additional incidental music)
Release date	2000 (2000)
Running time	107 minutes
Countries	Ireland United Kingdom United States
Language	English

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.

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