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Hidden Agenda

Hidden Agenda

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Hidden Agenda

"Every government has one."

1990

1h 48m

6.9(108 votes)

Drama

Thriller

Overview

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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Production Companies

Hemdale

The people behind it

Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Frances McDormand

Frances McDormand

Ingrid Jessner

Brian Cox

Brian Cox

Peter Kerrigan

Brad Dourif

Brad Dourif

Paul Sullivan

Mai Zetterling

Mai Zetterling

Moa

Bernard Archard

Bernard Archard

Sir Robert Neil

Michelle Fairley

Michelle Fairley

Teresa Doyle

Maurice Roëves

Maurice Roëves

Harris

Jim Norton

Jim Norton

Brodie

John Benfield

John Benfield

Maxwell

Bernard Bloch

Bernard Bloch

Henri

Creative team

Directed by: Ken Loach
Written by: Jim Allen
Produced by: Eric Fellner

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