Hidden Agenda Page #2

Synopsis: 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.
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Director(s): Ken Loach
Production: HBO Video
  2 wins & 3 nominations.
 
IMDB:
7.0
Rotten Tomatoes:
83%
R
Year:
1990
108 min
196 Views


Can you believe

he turned around and waved?

- Do you know him?

- I don't know. I thought I did.

- No messages.

- Okay, thanks.

Yes.

Harris?

- I listened to your tape.

- Have you come to a decision?

I don't know.

We must talk.

They saw us together.

- How do you know?

- After I left you, I was followed.

That means you're under surveillance.

I really don't think that this is something

that I should get involved in...

but I'll tell you what I can do.

I can turn the tape over

to whatever authorities you deem...

No! That would be crazy.

We must meet.

- Where?

- Near Dungannon. Now.

It's less than an hour's drive away.

Look, I've got a plane to catch.

This won't take long.

Mr. Sullivan?

- Where's Harris?

- He's down the road, waiting on you.

I am here to take you to him.

You can leave your car here.

We'll go in mine.

- My car's okay here?

- It's quite safe there.

By the way, my name's Frank Molloy.

- Did you bring the tape?

- Yeah.

Sorry?

800 years:
That's how long

we've been fightin' for independence.

Sword...

famine, burnin'...

hangin', shootin', transportation:

We've had it all.

Who's Harris?

It's better he tells you himself.

There's a car behind us.

Is it following us?

We'll soon find out.

There's something wrong here.

Get down! Get down!

- Ms. Ingrid Jessner?

- Yes.

I'm afraid we've got some

rather serious news for you.

- May we come in?

- What is it?

It's about Mr. Sullivan.

He's been involved in a

rather serious incident.

They were killed

in a car crash early this morning...

which involved a police

checkpoint outside Dungannon.

The men, who were driving

a yellow Ford Cortina...

were signaled by police to stop.

Ignoring the warning, the car accelerated

and drove directly at the officers.

Police opened fire on the vehicle

as it attempted to escape.

The car then went out of control

and careered off the road.

Upon arrival at the crash scene,

police found the occupants were dead.

Names of the two men

have not yet been released.

Can you identify the body

as that of Paul Sullivan?

Yes.

Ingrid.

Come on. Let's go.

Ms. Jessner,

where have you just come from?

Can you move away?

It's said the man in the car

with Mr. Sullivan was a terrorist suspect.

Is that true?

- What are you suggesting?

- Who was with Mr. Sullivan?

- I have no idea.

- Police say he was a terrorist suspect.

Did the car go through

a police roadcheck?

They say they opened fire

after the car went through a checkpoint?

Where were they going this morning?

Did you know?

As journalists, you must appreciate

that I can't talk about this right now.

The driver of the car

in which the shooting occurred...

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