Official Secrets (2019)

The true story of a British whistleblower who leaked information to the press about an illegal NSA spy operation designed to push the UN Security Council into sanctioning the 2003 invasion of Iraq.

Director:

Gavin Hood

Writers:

Gregory Bernstein (screenplay), Sara Bernstein (screenplay)

Stars:

Conleth Hill, Matthew Goode, Keira Knightley

Cast

Credited cast:
Conleth Hill	...	Roger Alton
Matthew Goode	...	Peter Beaumont
Keira Knightley	...	Katharine Gun
Ralph Fiennes	...	Ben Emmerson
Indira Varma	...	Shami Chakrabarti
Matt Smith	...	Martin Bright
MyAnna Buring	...	Jasmine
Rhys Ifans	...	Ed Vulliamy
Tamsin Greig	...	Elizabeth Wilmshurst
Shaun Dooley	...	John
Hattie Morahan	...	Yvonne Ridley
Katherine Kelly	...	Jacqueline Jones
Jack Farthing	...	Andy Dumfries
Kenneth Cranham	...	Judge Hyam
Peter Guinness	...	TinTin

Storyline

A morality tale for the 21st century, Official Secrets tells the true story of British Intelligence whistle-blower Katharine Gun who, during the immediate run-up 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 smaller, undecided member states into voting for war. At great personal and professional risk, journalist Martin Bright published the leaked document in The Observer newspaper in London, and the story made headlines around the world. Members of the Security Council were outraged and any chance of a UN resolution in favour of war collapsed. But within days, Bush declared he no longer needed UN backing and invaded anyway. As Iraq descended into chaos, Katharine was arrested and charged with breaching the Official Secrets Act. Martin faced potential charges too. Their legal battles exposed the highest levels of government in both London and Washington ...

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Genres:

Biography | Drama | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for language

Details

Country:

UK USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

23 August 2019 (USA)

Filming Locations:

Robin Hood Airport, Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England, UK

Company Credits

Production Co:

Classified Films, Clear Pictures Entertainment, GS Media

Technical Specs

Runtime:

112 min

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

Indira Varma and Conleth Hill have previously starred together in the hit-show Game of Thrones (2011). Also, Game of Thrones (2011) star Natalie Dormer was previously cast as the lead before Keira Knightley.

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