Hidden Agenda (1990)

When an American human rights lawyer is assassinated in Belfast, it remains for the man's girlfriend, as well as a tough, no nonsense, police detective to find the truth... which they soon ... See full summary »

Director:

Ken Loach

Writer:

Jim Allen

Stars:

Frances McDormand, Brian Cox, Brad Dourif

2 wins & 3 nominations.

Cast

Credited cast:
Frances McDormand	...	Ingrid Jessner
Brian Cox	...	Kerrigan
Brad Dourif	...	Paul Sullivan
Mai Zetterling	...	Moa
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Bernard Archard	...	Sir Robert Neil
Maureen Bell	...	Mrs. Molloy
John Benfield	...	Maxwell
Bernard Bloch	...	Henri
Stephen Brigden	...	Army major
Victoria D'Angelo	...	Journalist
Kym Dyson	...	Carol
Michelle Fairley	...	Teresa Doyle
Gerry Fearon	...	Taxi driver
Llew Gardner	...	TV announcer
Ron Kavana	...	Musician

Storyline

When an American human rights lawyer is assassinated in Belfast, it remains for the man's girlfriend, as well as a tough, no nonsense, police detective to find the truth... which they soon discover to be contained in an audio tape which the man had with him, exposing political manipulations at the highest levels of government. But such underlying agendas require careful considerations to avoid worse things than murder.

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Plot Keywords:

human rights | police | belfast northern ireland | ireland | northern ireland | 

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Taglines:

Every government has one.

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Genres:

Drama

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Certificate:

R

Details

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

January 1991 (USA)

Also Known As:

Agenda Secreta

Filming Locations:

Northern Ireland, UK

Box Office

Gross:

$1,030,938 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Hemdale Film, Initial (II)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

108 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Stereo

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Quotes

Kerrigan: [furious] I am conducting an investigation, for Christ's sake!

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Connections

Featured in Siskel & Ebert: Misery/Hidden Agenda/Cyrano de Bergerac (1990)

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Soundtracks

"Young Ned of the Hill"
Written and performed by Ron Kavana and Terry Woods
Published by Stiff Music

User Reviews

A fast moving, no frills whodunnit in a divided Ireland.

"Hidden Agenda" - another in a long list of films about the conflict in Northern Ireland - focuses on the investigation by British detective Kerrigan (Cox) of the assassination of an American civil liberties investigator. The film gets down to business quickly as it shows the pervasive and deeply rooted divisive sentiments of Ireland with a straight forward, no frills approach and a whodunnit type plot. A well made location shoot with no frills, "HA" will most likely be appreciated by those with some understanding of the Irish conflict.