Synopsis
Set in 1990s Belfast, a woman is forced to betray all she believes in for the sake of her son.
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Cast
- Andrea RiseboroughColette McVeigh
- Clive OwenMac
- Gillian AndersonKate Fletcher
- Aidan GillenGerry
- Domhnall GleesonConnor
- Brid BrennanMa
- David WilmotKevin Mulville
- Stuart GrahamIan Gilmour
- Martin McCannBrendan
- Maria LairdYoung Collette
Recommendations
- 90
The Hollywood Reporter
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
Total Film
An expertly calibrated drama confirming Marsh’s status as one of Britain’s most formidable filmmakers. - 80
Film.com
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
Variety
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. - 75
The Playlist
With a conclusion that arrives as an open-ended gut punch, you're not just left lingering with unanswered questions, but the sensation that James Marsh has delivered something truly special. - 75
Slant Magazine
James Marsh carries forward the mood and menace of the opening into the balance of the work, perfectly matching his aesthetic strategies to the story's shifting moral terrain. - 60
The Guardian
Marsh's movie is calm, level, downbeat. The tension is subtle – perhaps subtler than it really should be.
