This is a gripping, intelligent psychological thriller with excellent acting and a plot that will have you hooked from start to finish. Set in 1990s Belfast, an active member of the IRA becomes an informant for MI5 in order to protect her son's welfare.
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Main Cast And Crew
Stars: Clive Owen, Aidan Gillen, Andrea Riseborough
Director: James Marsh
Writers: Tom Bradby (novel), Tom Bradby (screenplay)
Produced by: Chris Coen, Ed Guiney, Andrew Lowe
Genres: Drama | Thriller
Runtime: 101 min
Release Date: 31 May 2013 (USA)
Release Date: 24 August 2012 (UK)
Music by: Dickon Hinchliffe
Cinematography: Rob Hardy
Editing by: Jinx Godfrey
Studio: Irish Film Board, BBC Films, UKFS, Element Pictures, Unanimous Pictures
Distributed by: Paramount Pictures
Production Co: BBC Films, Element Pictures, Irish Film Board
Country: UK | Ireland
Language: English
Also Known As: Agente C - Dupla Identidade
Filming Locations: Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland
Movie Genl Info:
The film premiered at the 2012 Sundance Film Festival and was screened out of competition at the 62nd Berlin International Film Festival in February 2012. Fans of slow-burn storytelling should warm to the latest film from James Marsh, who is proving to be one of the most nimble directors around. Andrea Riseborough offers an admirably restrained performance while Clive Owen reminds us exactly how good he can be with the right material.Shadow Dancer is a 2012 British-Irish drama film directed by James Marsh and based on the novel of the same name by Tom Bradby who also wrote the film's script....British film magazine Empire giving it a score of 4 out of 5 stars, calling it "an intelligent and emotionally charged spy drama." The Guardian called it "a slow-burning but brilliant thriller about an IRA sympathiser forced to become an informant by MI5."
Movie Reviews:
Gripping, intelligent psychological thriller
by Ruben Mooijman (Ghent, Belgium) 19 January 2013
Throughout the years, the IRA and the 'troubles' in Northern Ireland have been a source of inspiration for countless British and Irish movies. What can 'Shadow Dancer' add to what we already know about this conflict? The answer is: nothing, really. This film isn't about the struggle for freedom, it isn't about catholics and protestants, it isn't even about right or wrong. It's only about suspense. This isn't a political movie, it's a thriller.
In fact, this movie could just as easily have been set in the context of the Italian mafia or a Mexican drugs gang. The story about a young female terrorist who, after a failed bombing attempt, becomes an informant for the authorities to escape a prison sentence, is extremely suspenseful. She lives in constant fear of being discovered, which would almost certainly lead to her execution. 'I am dead', she literally tells her contact at one point.
The film starts off with a clever flash-back, a very intense scene that explains her motivation to become a terrorist. The rest of the film is told in chronological order, with the suspense rising gradually, until the unexpected and dramatic climax.
In a subplot, we see that the British secret service is subject to the same sort of internal discussions, infighting and ego-tripping as the IRA. Clive Owen and Gillian Anderson (nice to see her again!) are fine as secret service persons, but the best acting is done by Andrea Riseborouh as the proud and independent terrorist Collette McVeigh.
The film is also excellent in recreating the atmosphere of the catholic working class neighbourhoods in Belfast (actually, it is shot in Dublin), where terrorism in the 1990's was a part of everyday life. Director James Marsh uses faded colours in many scenes to recreate the rundown streets and interiors.
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Main Cast And Crew
Stars: Clive Owen, Aidan Gillen, Andrea Riseborough
Director: James Marsh
Writers: Tom Bradby (novel), Tom Bradby (screenplay)
Produced by: Chris Coen, Ed Guiney, Andrew Lowe
Genres: Drama | Thriller
Runtime: 101 min
Release Date: 31 May 2013 (USA)
Release Date: 24 August 2012 (UK)
Music by: Dickon Hinchliffe
Cinematography: Rob Hardy
Editing by: Jinx Godfrey
Studio: Irish Film Board, BBC Films, UKFS, Element Pictures, Unanimous Pictures
Distributed by: Paramount Pictures
Production Co: BBC Films, Element Pictures, Irish Film Board
Country: UK | Ireland
Language: English
Also Known As: Agente C - Dupla Identidade
Filming Locations: Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland
Movie Genl Info:
The film premiered at the 2012 Sundance Film Festival and was screened out of competition at the 62nd Berlin International Film Festival in February 2012. Fans of slow-burn storytelling should warm to the latest film from James Marsh, who is proving to be one of the most nimble directors around. Andrea Riseborough offers an admirably restrained performance while Clive Owen reminds us exactly how good he can be with the right material.Shadow Dancer is a 2012 British-Irish drama film directed by James Marsh and based on the novel of the same name by Tom Bradby who also wrote the film's script....British film magazine Empire giving it a score of 4 out of 5 stars, calling it "an intelligent and emotionally charged spy drama." The Guardian called it "a slow-burning but brilliant thriller about an IRA sympathiser forced to become an informant by MI5."
Movie Reviews:
Gripping, intelligent psychological thriller
by Ruben Mooijman (Ghent, Belgium) 19 January 2013
Throughout the years, the IRA and the 'troubles' in Northern Ireland have been a source of inspiration for countless British and Irish movies. What can 'Shadow Dancer' add to what we already know about this conflict? The answer is: nothing, really. This film isn't about the struggle for freedom, it isn't about catholics and protestants, it isn't even about right or wrong. It's only about suspense. This isn't a political movie, it's a thriller.
In fact, this movie could just as easily have been set in the context of the Italian mafia or a Mexican drugs gang. The story about a young female terrorist who, after a failed bombing attempt, becomes an informant for the authorities to escape a prison sentence, is extremely suspenseful. She lives in constant fear of being discovered, which would almost certainly lead to her execution. 'I am dead', she literally tells her contact at one point.
The film starts off with a clever flash-back, a very intense scene that explains her motivation to become a terrorist. The rest of the film is told in chronological order, with the suspense rising gradually, until the unexpected and dramatic climax.
In a subplot, we see that the British secret service is subject to the same sort of internal discussions, infighting and ego-tripping as the IRA. Clive Owen and Gillian Anderson (nice to see her again!) are fine as secret service persons, but the best acting is done by Andrea Riseborouh as the proud and independent terrorist Collette McVeigh.
The film is also excellent in recreating the atmosphere of the catholic working class neighbourhoods in Belfast (actually, it is shot in Dublin), where terrorism in the 1990's was a part of everyday life. Director James Marsh uses faded colours in many scenes to recreate the rundown streets and interiors.
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