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.
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Official Secrets
Where to watch: Netflix
Movie · Thriller · History · R
2019 · 1h 52m · ★ 58% (61K)
Nothing is more dangerous than the truth.
Director: Gavin Hood
Starring: Keira Knightley, Matt Smith, Ralph Fiennes
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.
Director
Gavin Hood
Production
Clear Pictures Entertainment, Screen Yorkshire, Silver Reel, Classified Films
Cast
Keira Knightley, Matt Smith, Ralph Fiennes, Adam Bakri, Matthew Goode, Rhys Ifans, Indira Varma, John Heffernan, Conleth Hill, Jack Farthing, MyAnna Buring, Peter Guinness, Chris Reilly, Shaun Dooley, Ray Panthaki, Chris Larkin, Monica Dolan, Clive Francis, Tamsin Greig, Hattie Morahan