Hidden Agenda
Paul Sullivan, an American lawyer with an international reputation, has been shot in Northern Ireland. Police say he failed to stop at a roadblock. Desperate to stem the growing outrage, the government assigns Peter Kerrigan, a top ranking British Police Inspector, to investigate. It soon becomes clear that Sullivan was killed for a tape he possessed. A tape that's now disappeared. What was on it and why are both the IRA and MI5 so anxious to recover it? Director Ken Loach's ('Land and Freedom') controversial thriller stars Brian Cox, Frances McDormand and Brad Dourif.
Year: 1990
Genre: Art House Cinema, Drama, Thrillers & Suspense
Country: UK
Director: Ken Loach
Starring: Frances McDormand, Brian Cox, Brad Dourif, Mai Zetterling
Duration: 104 Minutes
Rating: M - Contains violence and offensive language.
7/10
Location in store: Art House Cinema
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