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Official Secrets is a British drama film based on the true story of whistleblower Katharine Gun, who exposed an illegal spying operation by the US and UK before the 2003 Iraq War. The film stars Keira Knightley, Matt Smith, Ralph Fiennes and others, and was released in 2019.
Keira Knightley stars as Katharine Gun, a British intelligence translator who leaked a top secret memo exposing a US-UK spying operation to push for war in 2003. The movie follows her legal battle and the media coverage of the scandal that revealed government lies and manipulation.
- (55K)
- Biography, Crime, Drama
- Gavin Hood
- 2019-08-30
One day in 2003, in the lead up to the Iraq War, British intelligence specialist Katharine Gun receives a memo from the NSA with a shocking directive: the United States is enlisting Britain's help...
- (168)
- Gavin Hood
- R
- Keira Knightley
Aug 30, 2019 · Katherine Gun, the British whistleblower who uncovered U.S. efforts to dirty-trick the U.N. into approving the Iraq War, is an appealing figure whose findings should have been scandalous enough to unseat maybe two governments.
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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.
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The true story of British Intelligence whistleblower Katharine Gun, who leaked a top-secret NSA memo exposing a joint US-UK illegal spying operation. Watch trailers & learn more.
