Hidden Agenda

film by Loach [1990]

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Hidden Agenda is a 1990 political thriller directed by Ken Loach, set in Northern Ireland. The film explores themes of political intrigue and hidden motives, reflecting Loach's signature style of social realism. It was recognized with the jury prize at the Cannes film festival.12

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Ken Loach
He gained further attention with Hidden Agenda (1990), a political thriller set in Northern Ireland, which shared the jury prize at the Cannes film festival. Loach’s next two films were relatively lighthearted, even comic, affairs, though they remained grounded in the everyday realities of the British working class: Riff-Raff (1991)…
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He gained further attention with Hidden Agenda (1990), a political thriller set in Northern Ireland, which shared the jury prize at the Cannes film festival. Loach’s next two films were relatively lighthearted, even comic, affairs, though they remained grounded in the everyday realities of the British working class: Riff-Raff (1991)…
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Frances McDormand
…in Ken Loach’s political thriller Hidden Agenda (1990) and portrayed the protagonist’s girlfriend in Raimi’s fantasy thriller Darkman (1990). She appeared in Robert Altman’s sketch collection Short Cuts (1993) as well as the minor films Beyond Rangoon and Palookaville (both 1995). McDormand’s portrayal of the
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…in Ken Loach’s political thriller Hidden Agenda (1990) and portrayed the protagonist’s girlfriend in Raimi’s fantasy thriller Darkman (1990). She appeared in Robert Altman’s sketch collection Short Cuts (1993) as well as the minor films Beyond Rangoon and Palookaville (both 1995). McDormand’s portrayal of the
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