Shadow Dancer

Collette McVeigh - Mother, Daughter, Sister, Spy.


Shadow Dancer
A single mother is a Republican living in Belfast with her mother and hardliner IRA brothers. When she is arrested for her part in an aborted IRA bomb plot in London, an MI5 officer offers her a choice: lose everything and go to prison for 25 years or return to Belfast to spy on her own family. With her son's life in her hands, she chooses to place her trust in the officer and return home, but when her brothers' secret operation is ambushed, suspicions of an informant are raised and she finds both herself and her family in grave danger.

101 minutes.
No persons under 16 (Language, Violence).
Drama, Thriller, On the art circuit

Not currently showing on the local cinema circuit.

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Credits

Cast
Clive Owen, Andrea Riseborough, Gillian Anderson, Aidan Gillen, Domhnall Gleeson, Brid Brennan, David Wilmot
Director
James Marsh
ScreenplayTom Bradby, from his novel
MusicDickon Hinchliffe
CinematographyRob Hardy
EditingJinx Godfrey
Sound formats
SoundtrackAvailable
Made in2012
Produced byBBC Films, Element Pictures, Irish Film Board, UKFS, Unanimous Pictures

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Film and Publications Board (FPB) Report (SA)

GenreDrama
LanguageStrong, frequent
NudityNone
SexNone
ViolenceStrong, brief
PrejudiceNone
BlasphemyNone
Drug abuseSome, moderate
CommentsNone
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Ratings

Scale (Max)20

What the Critics say

Cape Argus / The Star
Hollywood Reporter quote iconIRA spy thirller a riveting ride.
10
Die Burger
Paul Boekkooi quote iconSoos 'n fluistering wat in oor ontplof.
15
Cape Times
David Rooney quote iconIntricate thriller.
15
Metacritic.com
15 critics
15
Rottentomatoes critics
59 critics
14
Rottentomatoes tomatometer
Tomatometer quote iconA tense, thought-provoking thriller, Shadow Dancer is bolstered by sensitive direction from James Marsh and a terrific performance from Andrea Riseborough.
17
Movie Review Query Engine
MRQE critics quote icon
13
Movie Review Intelligence
11 critics
14

What the People say

Internet
4009 Netizens quote iconConvincing Thriller on The Troubles
13

Average .. 70%

14

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