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.
as Gary Webb
as Anna Simons
as Fred Weil
as John Cullen
as Ronny Quail
as Norwin Meneses
as Coral Baca
as Ricky Ross
as Sue Webb
as Alan Fenster
as Russell Dodson
as Jerry Ceppos
as Richard Zuckerman
as Quail's Girlfriend
as Rich Kline
as Danilo Blandon
as Ian Webb
as Eric Webb
as DEA Agent Miller
as Anonymous Agent
as Leo Wolinsky
as Los Angeles Times Editor
as Washington Post Editor
as Doug Farah
as Female Anchor
as Ricky Ross Trial Judge
as DEA Agent (uncredited)
as Reporter Washington Post (uncredited)
as DC Business Woman (uncredited)
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
as Christine Webb