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She risked everything to stop an unjust war. Her government called her a traitor. Based on world-shaking true events, Official Secrets tells the gripping story of Katharine Gun (Keira Knightley), a British intelligence specialist whose job involves routine handling of classified information. 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. Unable to stand by and watch the world be rushed into an illegal war, Gun makes the gut-wrenching decision to defy her government and leak the memo to the press. So begins an explosive chain of events that will ignite an international firestorm, expose a vast political conspiracy, and put Gun and her family directly in harm's way.
- Universal Pictures
- 107 mins approx
- Gavin Hood
- 15
- Keira Knightley
- Ralph Fiennes
- Matt Smith
- Rhys Ifans
English SDH and German
- 2019
- English
- 1
- 2
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She risked everything to stop an unjust war. Her government called her a traitor. Based on world-shaking true events, Official Secrets tells the gripping story of Katharine Gun (Keira Knightley), a British intelligence specialist whose job involves routine handling of classified information. 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. Unable to stand by and watch the world be rushed into an illegal war, Gun makes the gut-wrenching decision to defy her government and leak the memo to the press. So begins an explosive chain of events that will ignite an international firestorm, expose a vast political conspiracy, and put Gun and her family directly in harm's way.
- Universal Pictures
- 107 mins approx
- Gavin Hood
- 15
- Keira Knightley
- Ralph Fiennes
- Matt Smith
- Rhys Ifans
English SDH and German
- 2019
- English
- 1
- 2
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A plunge into reality
Based on actual events surrounding the UK/USA 'War on Terror', detailed, factual and uncomfortable but essential viewing. The colour palette matches the material and the emotional tone - grey-blue with sudden flashes of fire. The sort of film British filmakers excell at, great cast and script.
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