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Hidden Agenda

1990R1h 48m6.9 / 10

Every government has one.

In Ireland, American lawyer Ingrid Jessner and her activist partner, Paul Sullivan, struggle to uncover atrocities committed by the British government against the Northern Irish during the "Troubles." But when Sullivan is assassinated in the streets, Jessner teams up with Peter Kerrigan, a British investigator acting against the will of his own government, and struggles to uncover a conspiracy that may even implicate one of Kerrigan's colleagues.

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Synopsis

In Ireland, American lawyer Ingrid Jessner and her activist partner, Paul Sullivan, struggle to uncover atrocities committed by the British government against the Northern Irish during the "Troubles." But when Sullivan is assassinated in the streets, Jessner teams up with Peter Kerrigan, a British investigator acting against the will of his own government, and struggles to uncover a conspiracy that may even implicate one of Kerrigan's colleagues.

More about Hidden Agenda

Cast

Frances McDormandIngrid Jessner
Brian CoxPeter Kerrigan
Brad DourifPaul Sullivan
Mai ZetterlingMoa
Bernard ArchardSir Robert Neil
Michelle FairleyTeresa Doyle
Maurice RoëvesHarris
Jim NortonBrodie

Credits

Directed by
Ken Loach
Written by
Jim Allen

Production details

Status
Released
Original language
English
Box office
$1.2M

Production

  • Initial (II)
  • HemdaleUnited Kingdom

Themes

belfast, north irelandcover-upira (irish republican army)irish easter rebellion (1916)northern irelandparadepoliticsterrorism