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Official Secrets is a 2019 British drama film directed by Gavin Hood, based on the case of whistleblower Katharine Gun who exposed an illegal spying operation by American and British intelligence services to gauge sentiment of and potentially blackmail United Nations diplomats tasked to vote on a resolution regarding the 2003 invasion of Iraq.
Aug 30, 2019 · A movie based on the true story of Katharine Gun, a British intelligence officer who leaked a memo exposing a US-UK spying plot against the UN before the Iraq war. IMDb provides cast and crew information, user and critic reviews, trivia, goofs, quotes, and more.
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- Biography, Crime, Drama
- Gavin Hood
- 2019-08-30
Official Secrets is a 2019 thriller based on the true story of Katharine Gun, a British intelligence specialist who leaked a memo exposing the U.S. plan to invade Iraq. The film stars Keira Knightley and has mixed reviews from critics and audiences.
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- Gavin Hood
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- Keira Knightley
Oct 19, 2019 · The movie tells the story of Katharine Gun (played by Keira Knightley), a translator with the U.K.'s GCHQ who, in 2003, leaked top secret documents to journalist Martin Bright (Matt Smith) that...
Aug 30, 2019 · A film about the British whistleblower who exposed U.S. efforts to manipulate the U.N. into supporting the Iraq War. The review praises Keira Knightley's performance but criticizes the film's lack of tension and drama.
Jun 26, 2019 · Opening in theaters August 30Directed by: Gavin HoodStarring: Keira Knightley, Ralph Fiennes, Matt Smith, Matthew Goode, Indira Varma, Rhys IfansShe risked e...
- 2 min
- 449.5K
- IFC Films
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A morality tale for the 21st century, Official Secrets tells the true story of British Intelligence whistle-blower Katharine Gun who, during the immediate run-up to the 2003 Iraq invasion, leaked a top secret NSA memo exposing a joint US-UK illegal spying operation against members of the UN Security Council.
