Hidden Agenda
1990 · 108 MIN · IMDB 6.9 · 4,845 VOTES · DIR. Ken Loach
Overview
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.
Dialogue Timeline — 1,416 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:04:10 - And how did it happen? - Beat me up.
00:08:54 Et cetera, et cetera, et cetera.
00:15:15 They saw us together.
00:22:34 ... at a roadblock outside Dungannon around 6:15 this morning.
00:26:00 What about this Mrs. Molloy?
00:30:18 Just let me say one thing, so there can be no misunderstanding.
00:34:47 - What about Special Branch? - They are Special Branch.
00:40:00 - I'm not saying it is, but... - Paul was not involved with terrorists.
00:43:48 And how did you get involved in civil liberties?
00:47:29 It goes beyond that.
00:51:03 ...tall...
00:56:33 Were they given a cover-up story?
01:00:47 Then the buck stops here?
01:03:38 - Then take it up with them. - You ordered it.
01:07:48 "For right or wrong, I tried to free my land
01:11:52 ...and Ml5 when they took over.
01:15:16 ...to the Prime Minister, the spotlight falls on Number 10.
01:18:42 They're hoping I'll come to a prearranged meeting...
01:23:41 You have no choice, Alec.
01:27:06 If they did that, then they were out of order.
01:31:08 ...put through the hoop.
01:37:26 - You'll see that it's published? - I'll try.
01:42:04 We need to get some agent provocateurs into these...
01:45:53 What? Yes.
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed1,416
Dialogue density13.1 lines / min
First line00:04:10
Final line01:45:53
Production Record
DirectorKen Loach
LanguageEnglish
Revenue$1,232,210
IMDb votes4,845