Official Secrets (2019)

7.3R112 minDirector: Gavin Hood

2019 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 the 2003 invasion of Iraq. Keira Knightley stars as Gun, alongside Matt Smith, Matthew Goode, Adam Bakri, Indira Varma and Ralph Fiennes.

The film had its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival on 28 January 2019 and was released in the United States on 30 August 2019, by IFC Films, and in the United Kingdom on 18 October 2019, by Entertainment One.

Plot summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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What is Official Secrets about?
Official Secrets (2019) — 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 member
Is Official Secrets based on a true story?
See the production background and source material details on the official Wikipedia article.
Is Official Secrets scary?
Content rating: R. See the reviews tab for parental guidance and tone notes.
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