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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 ...
Official Secrets Act 1935. 2020 REVISED EDITION. This revised edition incorporates all amendments up to and including 1 December 2021 and comes into operation on 31 December 2021. An Act to prevent the disclosure of official documents and information. [5 July 1935] Short title. 1. This Act is the Official Secrets Act 1935. Interpretation. 2.—
Aug 30, 2019 · A film based on the true story of Katharine Gun, who leaked a top secret NSA memo exposing a US-UK spying operation to push for the 2003 Iraq invasion. The film follows her legal battle and the impact of her actions on the war and the world.
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- Biography, Crime, Drama
- Gavin Hood
- 2019-08-30
Jun 12, 2019 · IN CINEMAS SOON. 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...
- 2 min
- 1M
- eOne UK
Official Secrets is a 2019 film based on the true story of Katharine Gun, a British intelligence specialist who leaked a memo exposing the U.S. plan to invade Iraq. The film stars Keira Knightley and has mixed reviews from critics and audiences.
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- Gavin Hood
- R
- Keira Knightley
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 members of the UN Security Council.
One day in 2003, in the lead up to the Iraq War, Gun receives a memo from the NSA with a shocking directive: the United States is enlisting Britain's help in collecting compromising information on United Nations Security Council members in order to blackmail them into voting in favor of an invasion of Iraq.
