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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 invasion of Iraq.
Aug 30, 2019 · Official Secrets is a 2019 film based on the true story of Katharine Gun, who leaked a top secret NSA memo exposing a US-UK spying operation against the UN before 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
Official Secrets is a 2019 drama based on the true story of Katharine Gun, a British intelligence officer who leaked a memo exposing the U.S. plan to invade Iraq. The movie has positive reviews from critics and audiences, praising Keira Knightley's performance and the film's message.
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- Gavin Hood
- R
- Keira Knightley
Aug 30, 2019 · A movie about the British whistleblower who exposed U.S. efforts to manipulate the U.N. into supporting the Iraq War. The review praises Keira Knightley's performance but criticizes the film's lack of tension and drama.
Jun 12, 2019 · 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 Council to force through...
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- eOne UK
US Release Date: August 23, 2019 Starring: Matthew Goode, Keira Knightley, Ralph Fiennes Directed By: Gavin Hood Synopsis: The true story of a British whistleblower who leaked information to the ...
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- 1.9M
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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.
