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Hidden Agenda, 1990

Starring: Frances McDormand, Brian Cox, Brad Dourif

Directed by: Ken Loach

Written by: Jim Allen

Language: English

Country: UK

Runtime: 108 min

MPAA Rating:

Rating:7.0

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Hidden Agenda can be described as bleak, tense, and suspenseful. The plot revolves around an assassination, political intrigue, and political corruption. The main genres are drama, independent, and thriller. In approach, Hidden Agenda is serious and realistic. It is located in Ireland and England. It takes place in the 1980s. The soundtrack of Hidden Agenda is folk. The movie has received attention for being controversial and an award winner. Note that it involves violent content.

Summary of Hidden Agenda

An implicit condemnation of the repressive tactics of the British government in Northern Ireland, HIDDEN AGENDA stars Brian Cox (THE BOXER), Brad Dourif (MISSISSIPPI BURNING), and Frances McDormand (FARGO). When an American attorney working for a humanitarian group who is investigating the torture of IRA prisoners is killed in Belfast, Inspector Kerrigan (Cox) is sent to investigate the crime. He's joined by Sullivan's fiancée, Ingrid Jessner (McDormand), a lawyer working for the International League of Civil Liberties. They learn that he had been given a tape by a former British army officer named Harris (Maurice Roeves) that contained highly incriminating material concerning the activities of the British government. With some difficulty they track down the elusive officer, leading them to the IRA. This well-made, low-key political thriller was highly controversial upon its release because it cited real names and events in presenting its case for the existence of a conspiracy at the highest levels of the British government.