Hidden Agenda is a 1990 political thriller directed by Ken Loach . It is based on allegedly brutal methods of British police in Northern Ireland. The film starts with a quote from Margaret Thatcher maintaining that Northern Ireland is part of Britain. Here the British government is shown to be the villain early on.
Peter Kerrigan ( Brian Cox) is brought to Belfast to investigate the killing of an American lawyer Paul Sullivan (Brad Dourif). Kerrigan joins with Sullivan's girlfriend Ingrid Jessner (Frances Mcdormand). He discovers that Sullivan was shot without any warning and that there is a secret tape recording involved in the killing.
Brian cox is absolutely convincing as an investigator. Cox's greatest power is his ability to make calmness exciting. Frances Mcdormand does a commendable job here too. The film's agenda is not hidden though. It addresses to the situation in Northern Ireland and to British abuses of civil rights. Ken Loach never glorifies the Republican movement even though he takes the side of them. This is an underrated political thriller by Loach.
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