Shadow Dancer (2012)

Set in 1990s Belfast, an active member of the IRA becomes an informant for MI5 in order to protect her son's welfare.

Director:

James Marsh

Writers:

Tom Bradby (novel), Tom Bradby (screenplay)

Stars:

Andrea Riseborough, Clive Owen, Aidan Gillen

7 wins & 7 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Barry Barnes	...	Gerry Senior
Maria Laird	...	Young Collette
Ben Smyth	...	Sean
Brid Brennan	...	Ma
Jamie Scott	...	Young Gerry
Bradley Burke	...	Young Connor
Andrea Riseborough	...	Collette
Daniel Tatarsky	...	Watcher 1
Tom Bennett	...	Watcher 2
Nia Gwynne	...	Female Watcher
Jason Stalkey	...	Agent 1
Nicholas Asbury	...	Agent 2
Clive Owen	...	Mac
Morgan Watkins	...	MI5 Officer
Cathal Maguire	...	Mark

Storyline

In 1993, the IRA member Collette is arrested in the London tube after leaving a bomb in the facility. MI-5 Agent Mac offers a deal to Collette to become an informer. She accepts the agreement to protect her son and in return Mac offers a new identity to her after a period working for the MI-5. Soon Mac learns that his superior Kate Fletcher is using Collette to protect her mole inside the Irish organization. Mac tries to find the identity of the informer and protect Collette.

---

Plot Keywords:

terrorism | terrorist | based on novel

---

Taglines:

Collette McVeigh - Mother, Daughter, Sister, Spy.

---

Genres:

Drama | Thriller

---

Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for language and some violent content

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook Official site

Country:

UK Ireland

Language:

English

Release Date:

24 August 2012 (UK)

Also Known As:

Agente C - Dupla Identidade

Filming Locations:

Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland

Box Office

Opening Weekend:

$10,672 (USA) (31 May 2013)

Gross:

$78,094 (USA) (21 June 2013)

Company Credits

Production Co:

BBC Films, Element Pictures, Irish Film Board

Technical Specs

Runtime:

101 min

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Clive Owen originally turned down the part of Mac due to scheduling conflicts.

---

Goofs

When Collette gets on the train, the camera focuses on a passenger but the view behind her suggests the train doors are open and tucked behind the double-layer glass but the sound effect of the trains movement is continued.

---

Quotes

Kate Fletcher: Is this just because she has a pretty face?

---

Connections

Featured in Maltin on Movies: After Earth (2013)

---

Soundtracks

"Night Whispers"
Composed by Simon Tindale, Joel Bevan and George Robertson
Published by Focus Music (Publishing) Ltd

User Reviews

Boring

This film starts off at snails pace and doesn't pick up much. I wondered when anything interesting was going to happen. When it did, it was so stereotypical it was boring. The 'Belfast' accents were awful to the point that, as a local, I couldn't understand them at times. It was filmed in Dublin but might as well have been filmed in Dubai as the scenery and other aspects of the location was so obviously not Belfast or Northern Ireland. Gillian Anderson was quite wooden and seemed disinterested. I went to see this with high hopes but came away bitterly disappointed. As Belfast folk would say, It's wick. Give it a 'bye ball'.