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Shadow Dancer is a 2012 political thriller film directed by James Marsh and scripted by Tom Bradby, based on his 1998 novel of the same name. The film premiered at the 2012 Sundance Film Festival, and it was screened out of competition at the 62nd Berlin International Film Festival in February 2012.
Aug 24, 2012 · Shadow Dancer: Directed by James Marsh. With Barry Barnes, Maria Laird, Ben Smyth, Brid Brennan. Set in 1990s Belfast, an active member of the IRA becomes an informant for MI5 in order to protect her son's welfare.
Arrested after a failed bombing attempt, a single mother and IRA member (Andrea Riseborough) falls into the hands of a British agent (Clive Owen) who offers her a choice: Spy on...
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"Shadow Dancer," about an IRA partisan recruited as an informant by MI5, creates a powerful mood of unease and sustains it for an hour and forty minutes. And yet for all its formal intelligence, the film is fundamentally unsatisfying. Why?
Set in 1990s Belfast, an active member of the IRA becomes an informant for MI5 in order to protect her son's welfare. In 1993, the IRA member Collette is arrested in the London tube after leaving a bomb in the facility.
James Marsh (Man on Wire, Project Nim) leaves documentary filmmaking and directs his first feature in the thriller Shadow Dancer. Set in 1990s Belfast, an IR...
Shadow Dancer (2012) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
Official Trailer for Shadow Dancer (UK 2012) by James Marsh, with Andrea Riseborough and Clive Owen.
May 31, 2013 · 1 h 41 m. Summary Set in 1990s Belfast, an active member of the IRA becomes an informant for MI5 in order to protect her son's welfare. Drama. Mystery. Thriller. Directed By: James Marsh. Written By: Tom Bradby. Shadow Dancer. Metascore Generally Favorable Based on 23 Critic Reviews. 71. User Score Generally Favorable Based on 16 User Ratings. 6.5.
When single mother Collette McVeigh (Riseborough) is arrested for her part in an aborted IRA plot in London, an MI5 officer (Owen) offers her a choice: lose everything and go to prison or return to Belfast to spy on her own family.
