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When an American human rights lawyer is assassinated in Belfast, it remains for the man's girlfriend, as well as a tough, no nonsense, police detective to find the truth... which they soon discover to be contained in an audio tape which the man had with him, exposing political manipulations at the highest levels of government. But such underlying agendas require careful considerations to avoid worse things than murder. Written by BOB STEBBINS <[email protected]>
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11 January 1991 (UK) See more »Also Known As:
Agenda Secreta See more »Box Office
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Kerrigan: There's nothing I can do.
Ingrid Jessner: They've committed murder and treason at 11'o clock this morning, a man was assassinated by orders of the British Intelligence and you could do nothing?
Kerrigan: I wish I could.
Ingrid Jessner: You have credentials I don't have, your reputation brought you here, people would listen to you.
Kerrigan: With you as my witness? A member of a civil liberties group who accuses the British government of torture and shoot to kill policy.
Ingrid Jessner: "I don't care whose toes I tread on...
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Written by Brian Warfield
Re-arranged by Ron Kavana
Performed by Ron Kavana and Terry Woods
Published by Skin Music
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According to Aaron Beierle at website DVD Talk, this film "is a fictional story based upon real events." Similarly, Chris Hicks at website Desert News says the film is: "A fictional story, though inspired by real events . . . Specifically the film is based on the covered-up affairs involving Harold Wilson, Colin Wallace and John Stalker." See more »Quotes
Ingrid Jessner: Are you going to do anything about this?Kerrigan: There's nothing I can do.
Ingrid Jessner: They've committed murder and treason at 11'o clock this morning, a man was assassinated by orders of the British Intelligence and you could do nothing?
Kerrigan: I wish I could.
Ingrid Jessner: You have credentials I don't have, your reputation brought you here, people would listen to you.
Kerrigan: With you as my witness? A member of a civil liberties group who accuses the British government of torture and shoot to kill policy.
Ingrid Jessner: "I don't care whose toes I tread on...
[...]
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Joe McDonnellWritten by Brian Warfield
Re-arranged by Ron Kavana
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When a police investigator is called in to determine the facts behind the murder/execution of an American civil rights lawyer in Northern Ireland, he discovers not only an extensive cover-up of that event, but also a giant political conspiracy as well. Set in Northern Ireland, the film is a critical look at the response by the British government and military to the IRA. Not only is the response brutal and deadly, the so-called threat the IRA poses to order and stability is capitalized on by Tory political masterminds in Margaret Thatcher's administration, as well as the CIA, in a devious attempt to permanently keep the progressive Labor opposition from ever taking power again. Directed by Ken Loach, the film has a noticeable political angle, though he holds a steady hand on the action and the investigation, with sharply written and acted interrogation scenes and meetings with reclusive IRA people, as well as bringing in the political elites, to make it fast moving and constantly interesting.