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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 · Official Secrets is a 2019 film based on the true story of Katharine Gun, who leaked a top secret NSA memo exposing a US-UK spying operation against the UN before the 2003 Iraq invasion. The film follows her legal battle and the impact of her actions on the war and the world.
- (55K)
- Biography, Crime, Drama
- Gavin Hood
- 2019-08-30
Feb 21, 2020 Full Review David Stratton The Australian Official Secrets celebrates the courage of a government employee who attempted to prevent the invasion at considerable risk to herself and...
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- Gavin Hood
- R
- 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...
In 2003, as politicians in Britain and the US angle to invade Iraq, GCHQ translator Katharine Gun leaks a classified e-mail that urges spying on members of the UN Security Council to force through...
- 2 min
- 1M
- eOne UK
Feb 22, 2024 · Official Secrets. The true story of the publication of a leaked GCHQ memo in the run-up to the Iraq war, the devastasting consequences for whistleblower Katharine Gun, who was put on trial for...
Aug 30, 2019 · A movie 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.
