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Official Secrets
Official Secrets

Official Secrets

2019 112 min ★ 7.2 Thriller, History, Drama

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. The memo proposed blackmailing member states into voting for war.

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Cast

Keira Knightley

Keira Knightley

Katharine Gun

Matt Smith

Matt Smith

Martin Bright

Ralph Fiennes

Ralph Fiennes

Ben Emmerson

Adam Bakri

Adam Bakri

Yasar Gun

Matthew Goode

Matthew Goode

Peter Beaumont

Rhys Ifans

Rhys Ifans

Ed Vulliamy

Indira Varma

Indira Varma

Shami Chakrabarti

John Heffernan

John Heffernan

James Welch

Conleth Hill

Conleth Hill

Roger Alton

Jack Farthing

Jack Farthing

Andy Dumfries

Details

Director

Gavin Hood

Screenplay

Gavin Hood

Tagline

"Nothing is more dangerous than the truth."

Status

Released

Original Language

EN

Revenue

$10,100,000

Production

Clear Pictures Entertainment, Screen Yorkshire, Silver Reel, Classified Films

Reviews

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SWITCH.

November 15, 2019

★ 7/10

‘Official Secrets’ is an odd duck of a film. As much as it never quite finds its groove, it’s still an often thrilling and genuinely entertaining film, profiling an important figure in the movement against the Iraq War. Even after all this time, it’s still a shock to realise how thoroughly we were lied to, and a film like ‘Official Secrets’ - even with its flaws - at least makes sure that we’re re...

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The Movie Diorama

January 17, 2020

★ 8/10

Official Secrets leaks its thrills and political deceit through an accurate whistleblowing docudrama. Governments. A democratic selection of individuals to govern a nation with the public’s best interest taken into consideration. Providing foreign communications, budget monitoring and defensive security. Essentially, attempting to make the country more sustainable for its future endeavours. Yet, h...

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r96sk

September 8, 2024

★ 9/10

Engrossing! <em>'Official Secrets'</em> is terrific. How about that cast list? So many recognizable (or recognisable, for those using spell check...) faces appear throughout. Keira Knightley's performance is excellent, I am a fan of her from other things (small matter of <em>'Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl'</em> being literally my favourite movie) but I haven't actually ...

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