

Hidden Agenda
1990-11-21 · 108 min · ★ 7.0
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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- Directors
- Ken Loach
- Production companies
- Initial (II), Hemdale
- Countries
- United Kingdom
- Status
- Released
- Revenue
- USD 1,232,210
Top Cast
Frances McDormandIngrid Jessner
Brian CoxPeter Kerrigan
Brad DourifPaul Sullivan
Mai ZetterlingMoa
Bernard ArchardSir Robert Neil
Michelle FairleyTeresa Doyle
Maurice RoëvesHarris
Jim NortonBrodie
John BenfieldMaxwell
Bernard BlochHenri
Des McAleerSgt Kennedy
Ian McElhinneyJack Cunnigham
Brian McCannMolloy
Patrick KavanaghAlec Nevin
Oliver MaguireSupt. Fraser
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