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Shadow Dancer

  • 20122012
  • RR
  • 1h 41m
IMDb RATING
6.2/10
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Clive Owen and Andrea Riseborough in Shadow Dancer (2012)
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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Set in 1990s Belfast, an active member of the IRA becomes an informant for MI5 in order to protect her son's welfare.Set in 1990s Belfast, an active member of the IRA becomes an informant for MI5 in order to protect her son's welfare.Set in 1990s Belfast, an active member of the IRA becomes an informant for MI5 in order to protect her son's welfare.

IMDb RATING
6.2/10
13K
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • James Marsh
  • Writer
    • Tom Bradby(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Clive Owen
    • Andrea Riseborough
    • Gillian Anderson
Top credits
  • Director
    • James Marsh
  • Writer
    • Tom Bradby(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Clive Owen
    • Andrea Riseborough
    • Gillian Anderson
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 52User reviews
    • 161Critic reviews
    • 71Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 8 wins & 9 nominations

    Videos3

    Theatrical Version
    Trailer 1:57
    Theatrical Version
    U.K. Version
    Trailer 1:46
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    Andrea Riseborough in Shadow Dancer (2012)
    James Marsh in Shadow Dancer (2012)
    Clive Owen and Andrea Riseborough in Shadow Dancer (2012)
    Gillian Anderson in Shadow Dancer (2012)
    Clive Owen and Andrea Riseborough in Shadow Dancer (2012)
    Clive Owen and Andrea Riseborough in Shadow Dancer (2012)
    Andrea Riseborough in Shadow Dancer (2012)
    Clive Owen and Andrea Riseborough in Shadow Dancer (2012)
    Andrea Riseborough in Shadow Dancer (2012)
    James Marsh in Shadow Dancer (2012)
    Clive Owen at an event for Shadow Dancer (2012)
    Clive Owen and Andrea Riseborough at an event for Shadow Dancer (2012)

    Top cast

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    Clive Owen
    Clive Owen
    • Macas Mac
    Andrea Riseborough
    Andrea Riseborough
    • Colletteas Collette
    Gillian Anderson
    Gillian Anderson
    • Kate Fletcheras Kate Fletcher
    Aidan Gillen
    Aidan Gillen
    • Gerryas Gerry
    Barry Barnes
    • Gerry Senioras Gerry Senior
    Maria Laird
    • Young Colletteas Young Collette
    Ben Smyth
    • Seanas Sean
    Brid Brennan
    Brid Brennan
    • Maas Ma
    Jamie Scott
    • Young Gerryas Young Gerry
    Bradley Burke
    • Young Connoras Young Connor
    Daniel Tatarsky
    Daniel Tatarsky
    • Watcher 1as Watcher 1
    Tom Bennett
    Tom Bennett
    • Watcher 2as Watcher 2
    Nia Gwynne
    Nia Gwynne
    • Female Watcheras Female Watcher
    Jason Stalkey
    • Agent 1as Agent 1
    • (as Jason Salkey)
    Nicholas Asbury
    Nicholas Asbury
    • Agent 2as Agent 2
    Morgan Watkins
    Morgan Watkins
    • MI5 Officeras MI5 Officer
    Cathal Maguire
    • Markas Mark
    Domhnall Gleeson
    Domhnall Gleeson
    • Connoras Connor
    • Director
      • James Marsh
    • Writer
      • Tom Bradby(screenplay) (based on the novel by)
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    Storyline

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    In 1993, the IRA member Collette is arrested in the London tube after leaving a bomb in the facility. MI-5 Agent Mac offers a deal to Collette to become an informer. She accepts the agreement to protect her son and in return Mac offers a new identity to her after a period working for the MI-5. Soon Mac learns that his superior Kate Fletcher is using Collette to protect her mole inside the Irish organization. Mac tries to find the identity of the informer and protect Collette. —Claudio Carvalho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
    • the troubles
    • year 1993
    • year 1973
    • mi5 agent
    • 1970s
    • 48 more
    • Plot summary
    • Plot synopsis
    • Taglines
      • Collette McVeigh - Mother, Daughter, Sister, Spy.
    • Genres
      • Drama
      • Thriller
    • Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
      • Rated R for language and some violent content
    • Parents guide

    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Clive Owen originally turned down the part of Mac due to scheduling conflicts.
    • Goofs
      In the police station Windows 95 (released in 1995) is shown several times on computer monitors. The movie is set in 1993.
    • Quotes

      Kate Fletcher: Is this just because she has a pretty face?

    • Crazy credits
      The opening and closing major credits are typed out as if on a computer screen.
    • Connections
      Featured in Projector: Shadow Dancer (2012)
    • Soundtracks
      Night Whispers
      Composed by Simon Tindale, Joel Bevan and George Robertson

      Published by Focus Music (Publishing) Ltd

    User reviews52

    Review
    Top review
    7/10
    A young woman is caught between the IRA and MI-5
    "Shadow Dancer" from 2012 stars Andrea Riseborough, Clive Owen, and Gillian Anderson. I'm not sure what the situation with this movie was because it only made $400,000.

    The movie takes place in Belfast, and in the first scene, a young girl, Collette, is told by her father to buy him some cigarettes. She doesn't want to go, so instead, she sends her little brother Sean.

    The action then shifts to 1993, and we see the adult Collette (Riseborough) deliberately leaving her purse in the London tube; as she escapes from the tube, she is arrested. An MI-5 agent, Mac (Owen) offers her a deal -- no prison time if she will become an informant and at the end of her time working for him, a new identity. Because she has a young son, she agrees.

    Mac ultimately learns that his superior (Anderson) is using Collette as a red herring to protect her own mole inside the Irish organization. Mac tries to find out who the mole is and remove Collette from a dangerous situation.

    This movie is sparse on dialogue and, frankly, action, particularly at the beginning as we see Collette on what seems to be an endless train ride and finally dropping her purse. After that, things pick up. The cinematography is dreary, with Ireland looking like it's one step up from a trailer park in most scenes.

    Andrea Riseborough, who can be beautiful and glamorous, is photographed harshly here, and she's excellent as a young woman caught in the nightmare of having to betray her brothers and answer to their trigger-happy leader Kevin (David Wilmot) and to Mac. She is natural and realistic in underplaying the role of a young Irish girl under incredible tension. Owen is good as the protective Mac, tough and persuasive.

    The big problem is the lack of family connection, that is, Collette's relationship with her worried mother and her brothers, who are entrenched in a violent world. Shadow Dancer concentrates on the relationship between Mac and Collette, where showing more within the family would have brought us into the film more deeply.

    We're led to believe certain things in "Shadow Dancer," and it's not until the end of the movie that we realize what a good script it was, and how well it is directed by James Marsh.

    A sober movie showing the impact of violence and stress on one family.
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • August 24, 2012 (United Kingdom)
    • Countries of origin
      • United Kingdom
      • Ireland
    • Official sites
      • Official Facebook
      • Official site
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Vũ Công Bóng Đêm
    • Filming locations
      • Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland
    • Production companies
      • BBC Films
      • Element Pictures
      • Lipsync Productions
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    Box office

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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $100,616
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $10,672
      • Jun 2, 2013
    • Gross worldwide
      • $2,255,291
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 41 minutes
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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