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69% Critic Match
Hidden Agenda
“Every government has one.”
6.9 / 10• 1990• 1h 48m•R• English
DramaThriller
Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
Frances McDormand
Ingrid Jessner
Lead
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
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Ken Loach's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Hidden Agenda is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
