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INTERESTING THRILLER ABOUT POLITIC AND BETRAYALS.. *** 1/2 stars rating for this film. “Hidden Agenda” is a study about the corruption and betrayal that appear in the high spheres of the governments policy. “Hidden Agenda” is set in Ireland, but this kind of corruption could be found everywhere around the world, not only in these modern times, but since the beginning of the human society the corruption has been here as well, so the story that is told in this movie could have happened in every random country.
“Hidden Agenda” has a good cast, among them Brian Cox, Frances McDormand and Brad Dourif, and the movie also has a solid direction by Ken Loach. Without a doubt, “Hidden Agenda” is a good movie that will keep the audiences interested in the plot from beginning to end.
Hidden Agenda. This is a tell it like it was and unfortunately still is in Northern Irelan in this year 2007. It shows the power a a dominating goverment and how they will not let go and how so many suffer because of a political agenda, which is “HIDDEN——Slainte
Donal Murphy II
Did not work for me. This didn’t work for me as a political thriller – too much was known too soon. Also, the formula for this category is that pulling on one thread slowly causes a larger fabric to unravel. However, here the situation is that one person in the middle of one set of misdeeds happens to be aware of a set of misdeeds only tenuously connected to the first.
Additional historical background for non-Brits: A important reference that will be missed by many viewers: In a conversation with the detective, the RUC commander cites the Birmingham pub bombings as a justification for extralegal means such as torture. At the time this movie was made, it had been proven in two related cases (the Guildford Four and the Maguire Seven) that the police had obtained false confessions by torture, had manufactured and misrepresented evidence, and had surpressed crucial evidence, including information about the actual terrorists. There was extensive evidence that the Birmingham Six were similarly innocent (with the exception that the identity of the actual bombers was unknown). Lord Denning, a judge on an aspect of this case, rejected stong physical and testimonial evidence of torture under the reasoning that it was unthinkable that the police would do such. Aside: US courts use legal technicalities to block such evidence (e.g., that no matter how much evidence the prosecution suppressed and manufactured, it wouldn’t have changed the verdict in the original trial).
Brilliant : a knock out film!. Since Frances Normand’s boyfriend is murdered by british forces in North Ireland , she decides to investigate this weird murder , she plays the role of an American human rights activist .
A punch in the middle of the face , because it concerns about a conspiracy , cover up and ambush policial, inspired by similar events in 1980 .
Filmed in documental mood for Ken Loach. Briiliant performances of Frances Mc Dormand and Brian Cox.
One of my favorites political thrillers of the nineties.
Engrossing film. Terrorism by police? This concerns the ongoing conflict in Northern Ireland. I can’t really give too much away, I hate when people do that in a review. It all concerns taped conversations and murder, of course. You can really feel the dedication of the actors.