I think that with the possible expection of "Kes" (1969), I was always put off Ken Loach's films because of his so overtly self-indulging political agenda. This one also allows him to have a go at the British establishment too, as it bathes in the fertile waters of Irish political discord and by the end of it I wasn't quite sure if anyone's agenda was very well hidden. It all centres around the killing of an…
Hidden Agenda (1990)
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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Frances McDormand
Ingrid Jessner
Brian Cox
Peter Kerrigan
Brad Dourif
Paul Sullivan
Mai Zetterling
Moa
Bernard Archard
Sir Robert Neil
Michelle Fairley
Teresa Doyle
Maurice Roëves
Harris
Jim Norton
Brodie
John Benfield
Maxwell
Bernard Bloch
Henri
Des McAleer
Sgt Kennedy
Ian McElhinney
Jack Cunnigham
Brian McCann
Molloy
Patrick Kavanagh
Alec Nevin
John Keegan
Det Sgt Hughes
Oliver Maguire
Supt. Fraser
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What is Hidden Agenda about?
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…
When was Hidden Agenda released?
Hidden Agenda was released in 1990.
What genres does Hidden Agenda belong to?
Hidden Agenda is categorised as Drama, Thriller.
Who stars in Hidden Agenda?
The cast of Hidden Agenda includes Frances McDormand, Brian Cox, Brad Dourif, Mai Zetterling, Bernard Archard.