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Official Secrets. (film) 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 ...
- $10.1 million
- Ged Doherty, Elizabeth Fowler, Melissa Shiyu Zuo
- Paul Hepker, Mark Kilian
Aug 30, 2019 · A film based on the true story of a British intelligence officer who leaked a secret memo exposing a US-UK spying operation to manipulate the UN into supporting the 2003 Iraq invasion. The film follows her legal battle, the journalist who published the memo, and the political implications of her actions.
- Gavin Hood
- 257
- 2 min
Official Secrets is a 2019 drama based on the true story of Katharine Gun, a British intelligence officer who leaked a memo exposing the US plan to invade Iraq. The film stars Keira Knightley, Matt Smith, Ralph Fiennes and others, and has an 82% critics rating and an 89% audience score on Rotten Tomatoes.
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- Gavin Hood
- R
- Keira Knightley
Aug 30, 2019 · A dry and dutiful adaptation of the true story of the British whistleblower who exposed the U.S. plot to dirty-trick the U.N. into approving the Iraq War. The film follows her trial, her activism, and her relationship with a journalist who tries to help her, but the thriller aspect is underpowered and the drama is undercooked.
The true story of Katharine Gun, a British whistleblower who leaked a top secret NSA memo about an illegal spy operation against the UN Security Council in 2003. She faced legal battles and charges for breaking the Official Secrets Act, but was acquitted by a court of appeal. The film explores the moral and political implications of her actions and the Iraq War.
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Oct 18, 2019 · Official Secrets shows that spy dramas from real life are very often not action thrillers such as Bond or Bourne or Homeland – or indeed Hood’s last movie, Eye in the Sky, from 2015 – but ...
