Official Secrets

Official Secrets
7.2

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Directed by: Gavin Hood

Overview

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.

Official Secrets
Official Secrets
Official Secrets

Reviews (3)

  • SWITCH. (Rated: 7)

    ‘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 l...

  • The Movie Diorama (Rated: 8)

    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 secu...

  • r96sk (Rated: 9)

    Engrossing! 'Official Secrets' 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 'Pirates of the Carib...

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