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Hidden Agenda

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Original title

Hidden Agenda

Year

1990

Running time

105 min.

Country

United Kingdom

Director

Ken Loach

Screenwriter

Jim Allen

Cast

Music

Stewart Copeland

Cinematography

Clive Tickner

Producer

Hemdale

Genre

Mystery. Drama | Terrorism. IRA. 1980s

Synopsis

Hidden Agenda takes place in Belfast, Northern Ireland during the early '80s and is about a British police officer (Brian Cox) and an American human rights activist (Frances McDormand) who attempt to uncover the truth about the murders of an IRA sympathizer and a U.S. lawyer and the subsequent police cover-up.

Rankings Position

#124 Best British Movies

Awards: 1990: Cannes Film Festival: Jury Special Prize

1992: Goya Awards: Nominated for Best European Movie

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Critics' reviews

"Lacerating film (...) like 'Z' or 'No Way Out,' but it adds a gritty everyday realism. (...) This is a superior thriller. (...) Rating: ★★★ (out of four)"

Roger Ebert: Chicago Sun-Times
"Though it attempts to make an acceptable theatrical entertainment out of a complex political saga, 'Hidden Agenda' lacks bigscreen impact."

Variety Staff: Variety
"There's plenty of evidence of Loach's undiminished power as a film-maker, and equally ample evidence that something is very rotten in the state of Northern Ireland."

Stephen Garrett: The New York Observer
"Lucid political thriller (...) The style of 'Hidden Agenda' is not fashionable. But this quietly explosive film comes to resonate more loudly than melodrama."

Caryn James: The New York Times

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