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Official Secrets is a British drama film based on the true story of whistleblower Katharine Gun, who exposed an illegal spying operation by the US and UK before the 2003 Iraq War. The film stars Keira Knightley, Matt Smith, Ralph Fiennes and others, and was released in 2019.
Official Secrets: Directed by Gavin Hood. With Keira Knightley, Matt Smith, Matthew Goode, Rhys Ifans. The true story of a British whistleblower who leaked information to the press about an illegal NSA spy operation designed to push the UN Security Council into sanctioning the 2003 invasion of Iraq.
- (55K)
- Biography, Crime, Drama
- Gavin Hood
- 2019-08-30
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 United States is enlisting Britain's help...
- (168)
- Gavin Hood
- R
- Keira Knightley
In 2003, as politicians in Britain and the US angle to invade Iraq, GCHQ translator Katharine Gun leaks a classified e-mail that urges spyin...
- 2 min
- 1M
- eOne UK
Aug 30, 2019 · A film about Katherine Gun, the British whistleblower who exposed U.S. dirty tricks to start the Iraq War. The review criticizes the film for being dry and dutiful, and compares it unfavorably with All The President's Men.
The true story of British Intelligence whistleblower Katharine Gun, who leaked a top-secret NSA memo exposing a joint US-UK illegal spying operation. Watch trailers & learn more.
A true story of a British whistleblower who leaked a memo exposing an illegal NSA spy operation against the UN before the 2003 Iraq invasion. The film follows her legal battle and the media investigation that revealed the manipulation of intelligence by the US and UK governments.
