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1. www.rogerebert.com › reviews › official-secretsOfficial Secrets movie review (2019) - Roger Ebert

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   Aug 30, 2019 · August 30, 2019. 3 min read. It’s easy to understand why the true story that inspired the makers of “Official Secrets” might look like a good idea for a movie. 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 ...

2. www.imdb.com › title › tt5431890Official Secrets (2019) - User reviews - IMDb

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   How doing the right deed can get you in trouble unjustly. Official Secrets is a new drama thriller directed and written in part by Gavin Hood the director of Eye in the Sky and X-men Origins: Wolverine. The film is about the true story of Katharine Gun (Keira Knightley), who works as an interpreter.

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4. www.independent.co.uk › arts-entertainment › filmsOfficial Secrets review: Keira Knightley’s true-life thriller ...

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   Oct 17, 2019 · Official Secrets review: Keira Knightley’s true-life thriller isn’t as inspiring as it should be Despite Knightley’s best efforts, the film feels too simplistic in its approach to a ...

   • 3/5
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   • Author: Clarisse Loughrey

5. www.rottentomatoes.com › m › official_secretsOfficial Secrets - Rotten Tomatoes

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   Synopsis. In Theaters At Home TV Shows. 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 ...

   • 82% (168)
   • Director: Gavin Hood

   • Content Rating: R
   • Actors: Keira Knightley

6. agoodmovietowatch.com › official-secrets-2019Official Secrets (2019) - A Good Movie To Watch

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   A compelling political mystery of a case that deserves much more attention than it once got. The true story of British intelligence whistleblower Katharine Gun who—prior 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.

   • 8/10
   • Actors: Adam Bakri

   • Director: Gavin Hood

7. www.empireonline.com › movies › reviewsOfficial Secrets Review | Movie - Empire

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   Oct 14, 2019 · Official Secrets is the kind of film where the most suspenseful scene is built ... the film gets good dramatic mileage out of the printing of the secret memo, a tense if perhaps over-the-top visit ...

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   Why is Official Secrets a good movie?

   • It’s one of the many examples of the ways in which Official Secrets depicts how power structures can perpetuate and protect themselves. The film does a particularly good job of differentiating the various stakes of the people taking part in making the memo public and then defending it.

   Official Secrets Review: Keira Knightley Leads Riveting Thriller

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   Is 'Official Secrets' a true story?

   • Official Secrets is a true story about a woman named Katherine Gun working for the British government. She sees a memo from the US that reveals Bush and Blair's plans to go after Saddam Hussein instead of Osama bin Laden and that they need to secure nine votes from the UN. The movie depicts their efforts to achieve this goal.

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   What does the film 'The Secrets of Britain' say about national security?

   • The film also calls into question the purpose and risks of legislation like Britain’s Official Secrets Act, which provides for the protection of state secrets and official information, mainly related to national security.

   Official Secrets Review: Keira Knightley Leads Riveting Thriller

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   What happened in Official Secrets based on a true story?

   • Content collapsed. Official Secrets celebrates the courage of a government employee who attempted to prevent the invasion at considerable risk to herself and to those she loved. Content collapsed. The script, based on a book by Marcia and Thomas Mitchell, keeps layering in complexity, refusing to go dumb.

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   Why does Official Secrets fall down?

   • If Official Secrets falls down it’s in a lack of confidence that an audience will follow the complex machinations, constantly recapping to make sure we are all on the same page. It also falls into too many ‘movie-movie’ tropes, be it shout-y British newspaper editors or a last-gasp attempt to stop a key character being deported.

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   Who plays Katharine Gun in Official Secrets?

   • In the movie 'Official Secrets', Keira Knightly plays Katharine Gun. She works at GCHQ collecting intelligence for the UK during the events leading up to the second gulf war.

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9. www.denofgeek.com › movies › official-secrets-reviewOfficial Secrets Review: Keira Knightley Leads Riveting Thriller

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   Aug 21, 2019 · Rating: 4 out of 5. Keira Knightley Matt Smith Ralph Fiennes. Written by. Kayti Burt @kaytiburt. Keira Knightley leads an all-star British cast in Official Secrets, a riveting, if not sometimes ...