Storyline
Set in 1990s Belfast, a woman is forced to betray all she believes in for the sake of her son.
Directors
Cast
Gillian Anderson, Clive Owen, Stuart Graham, Aidan Gillen, Domhnall Gleeson, Karl Shiels, Michael McElhatton, David Wilmot, Gary Lydon, Morgan Watkins, Martin McCann, Andrea Riseborough, Brid Brennan, Maria Laird, Barry Barnes, Daniel Tatarsky, Tom Bennett, Nicholas Asbury, Mark Huberman, Ronnie McCann, Eoin Murtagh, Alan Devine, Ben Smyth, Nia Gwynne, Cathal Maguire, Ian Patterson, Alan O'Neill, David Herlihy, Frank Smith, Kate Nic Chonaonaigh, Lisa Walsh, Una Carroll, James Greene, Anna Elizabeth McGrath
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Reviews
90
The story in itself is first-rate. However, it’s the very measured handling that makes it distinctive.
80
Empire
As beige as an old PC, but beneath the surface the blood pumps bright scarlet. An intelligent and emotionally charged spy drama.
80
An expertly calibrated drama confirming Marsh’s status as one of Britain’s most formidable filmmakers.
80
Like the political turmoil which inspired it, Shadow Dancer is fueled by the fire to do the right thing and the sacrifice that must follow, and for 100 minutes, it’s a crackerjack ordeal to behold.
80
Shadow Dancer is admittedly slow to gather force and momentum over its 101-minute running time, though by the third act, the deliberately paced drama has exerted a hypnotic grip.
