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Official Secrets

Play trailer 2:12 Poster for Official Secrets R,  2019,  1h 52m,  Mystery & Thriller/ Crime/ Drama/ Biography/ War Play Trailer Watchlist
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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 in collecting compromising information on U.N. Security Council members to blackmail them into voting in favor of an invasion of Iraq. Unable to stand by and watch the world be rushed into war, Gun makes the gut-wrenching decision to defy her government and leak the memo to the press.
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Official Secrets has a familiar structure and an obvious if worthy message, but rises on the strength of Keira Knightley's powerful performance.

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Andrea Gronvall Chicago Reader Feb 21, 2020
Knightley shines... in a performance that balances conviction and soul baring, and is all the more genuine for its lack of showiness. Go to Full Review
David Stratton The Australian Nov 22, 2019
4/5
Official Secrets celebrates the courage of a government employee who attempted to prevent the invasion at considerable risk to herself and to those she loved. Go to Full Review
Paul Byrnes Sydney Morning Herald Nov 21, 2019
4/5
The script, based on a book by Marcia and Thomas Mitchell, keeps layering in complexity, refusing to go dumb. And Knightley's performance gets steelier as she struggles to overcome her fears Go to Full Review
Eddie Harrison film-authority.com Jun 3, 2024
3/5
…Official Secrets may be raking over material that is cold potatoes now, but as a look at what the personal consequences might be for a whistle-blower, it’s prescient enough… Go to Full Review
David Nusair Reel Film Reviews Apr 21, 2024
3/4
Official Secrets fares best in its compelling and often riveting first half... Go to Full Review
Kate Boyle InSession Film Mar 8, 2023
A
It’s a phenomenal film, packed with amazing actors, giving equally amazing performances. It tells an important, true story in an easy to watch way. Go to Full Review
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Harry W Jan 30, 2019 Agree with review by Jeffrey Wells (Hollywood Elsewhere) 'Official Secrets is an ace-level piece about pressure, courage and hard political elbows - a grade-A, non-manipulative procedural that tells Gun's story in brisk, straightforward fashion, and which recalls the efficient, brass-tack narratives of All The Presidents Men or Michael Clayton. http://hollywood-elsewhere.com/2019/02/value-gap-between-duelling-whistleblower-dramas/ See more
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Gavin Hood

Director

Keira Knightley

Katharine Gun

Matt Smith

Martin Bright

Matthew Goode

Peter Beaumont

Rhys Ifans

Ed Vulliamy

Adam Bakri

Yasar Gun

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Synopsis 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 in collecting compromising information on U.N. Security Council members to blackmail them into voting in favor of an invasion of Iraq. Unable to stand by and watch the world be rushed into war, Gun makes the gut-wrenching decision to defy her government and leak the memo to the press.
Director
Gavin Hood
Producer
Ged Doherty, Elizabeth Fowler, Melissa Shiyu Zuo, Melissa Zuo
Screenwriter
Sara Bernstein, Gregory Bernstein, Gavin Hood
Distributor
IFC Films
Production Co
Clear Pictures Entertainment, Raindog Films, IFC Films, Entertainment One, The Solution Entertainment Group, The Mark Gordon Company
Rating
R (Language)
Genre
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama, Biography, War
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Aug 30, 2019, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Aug 30, 2019
Box Office (Gross USA)
$2.0M
Runtime
1h 52m
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