Hidden Agenda
Every government has one.
Every government has one.
Drama, Thriller
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1990
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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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Runtime:
108 min
Release date:
21 Nov 1990
Country:
GB
Languages:
English
Budget:
$0
Revenue:
$1,232,210
Awards:
2 wins & 3 nominations total
Top Critics Reviews
rotten:
Though it attempts to make an acceptable theatrical entertainment out of a complex political saga, Hidden Agenda lacks bigscreen impact.
– Variety Staff,
Variety,
26 Mar 2009
fresh:
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,
Time Out,
24 Jun 2006
fresh:
This quietly explosive film comes to resonate more loudly than melodrama.
– Caryn James,
New York Times,
20 May 2003
fresh:
Ken Loach's Hidden Agenda must be the most buttoned-down movie about a conspiracy theory ever made.
– Hal Hinson,
Washington Post,
1 Jan 2000
fresh:
Its own terms and for much of the way, this is a superior thriller.
– Roger Ebert,
Chicago Sun-Times,
1 Jan 2000