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Veronica Guerin -- The true story of a journalist who exposes Dublin's most powerful crime barons and drug lords.

In the mid-1990s, Dublin was nothing short of a war zone, with a few powerful drug lords battling for control. Their most fearsome opponent was not the police but the courageous journalist Veronica Guerin (Cate Blanchett), who covered the crime beat with unmatched intensity. As she investigated and exposed the "pushers," balancing her home and family against her responsibility to her readers and her country, she became a national folk heroine to the people of Ireland; each attempt on her life only galvanized her legend. Her brutal murder in 1996 forced a dramatic revision of Ireland's laws and led to the arrests of the nation's top criminals. Based on a true story, this powerful, emotional film from producer Jerry Bruckheimer, producer of "Pearl Harbor" and "Black Hawk Down," and director Joel Schumacher ("Bad Company," "A Time to Kill," "Falling Down," "Tigerland"), gives unique insight into a fascinating and complex aspect of the Irish conflict and a poignant portrayal of a journalist who risked her life in search of the truth.

A reporter for the Dublin Sunday Independent follows the seedy trail and exposes some of Dublin's most powerful crime barons and drug lords. Later that year she is gunned down by assassins hired by the same criminal drug lords she exposed.

Ripped from today's headlines; Conspiracy of Silence is a controversial thriller that dares to ask the question - how far will the Catholic Church go to cover-up its own corruption? Set in modern day Ireland; Conspiracy of Silence begins with two seemingly unrelated events - the unexpected suicide of beloved and well-respected Father Frank Sweeny; and the expulsion of idealistic; young Seminary student; Daniel McLaughlin. Local investigative reporter; David Foley; aggressively pursues the two stories and begins to uncover a deadly secret that links both incidents and leads directly up to the highest ranks of the Church. His suspicions are confirmed when he receives anonymous threats and is chased by mysterious and shadowy figures. As he digs deeper he unwillingly puts his and his young family's lives in grave danger. Meanwhile; Daniel is forced to make a decision that could haunt him forever - will he return to the Church and help cover-up its lies and deceit; or will he surrender all dreams of becoming a priest and return to the beautiful girl he left behind.