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Official Secrets

  • 20192019
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  • 1h 52m
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Ralph Fiennes, Keira Knightley, and Matt Smith in Official Secrets (2019)
The 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 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.
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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 o... Read allThe 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.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.
IMDb RATING
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47K
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POPULARITY
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868
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    • Director
      • Gavin Hood
    • Writers
      • Sara Bernstein
      • Gregory Bernstein
      • Gavin Hood
    • Stars
      • Keira Knightley
      • Matt Smith
      • Matthew Goode
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      • Gavin Hood
    • Writers
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      • Gregory Bernstein
      • Gavin Hood
    • Stars
      • Keira Knightley
      • Matt Smith
      • Matthew Goode
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    • 254User reviews
    • 150Critic reviews
    • 63Metascore
    • Awards
      • 5 wins & 16 nominations

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    Keira Knightley
    Keira Knightley
    • Katharine Gun
    Matt Smith
    Matt Smith
    • Martin Bright
    Matthew Goode
    Matthew Goode
    • Peter Beaumont
    Rhys Ifans
    Rhys Ifans
    • Ed Vulliamy
    Adam Bakri
    Adam Bakri
    • Yasar Gun
    Ralph Fiennes
    Ralph Fiennes
    • Ben Emmerson
    Conleth Hill
    Conleth Hill
    • Roger Alton
    Indira Varma
    Indira Varma
    • Shami Chakrabarti
    Jeremy Northam
    Jeremy Northam
    • Ken Macdonald
    John Heffernan
    John Heffernan
    • James Welch
    Monica Dolan
    Monica Dolan
    • Fiona Bygate
    Tamsin Greig
    Tamsin Greig
    • Elizabeth Wilmshurst
    Niccy Lin
    Niccy Lin
    • Mi-Yung
    Jack Farthing
    Jack Farthing
    • Andy Dumfries
    Gabrielle Downey
    • Mrs. Archer
    Fiona Skinner
    Fiona Skinner
    • Policewoman
    MyAnna Buring
    MyAnna Buring
    • Jasmine
    • (as Myanna Buring)
    Lindy Whiteford
    Lindy Whiteford
    • Edie Rielly
    • Director
      • Gavin Hood
    • Writers
      • Sara Bernstein
      • Gregory Bernstein
      • Gavin Hood
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    • Trivia
      During the time that the U.S. was pushing for war with Iraq it was widely reported in the U.S. press that the British had experience dealing with the Iraqi informant who was providing the Americans with the intelligence they were relying on. The British affirmed that none of the information he provided to them over a period of several years had turned out to be true. After being rejected by the British, the informant began selling information direct to the Americans. Reportedly, the man had received close to $100,000 in cash over the previous few years for his reports to the British and Americans; information that provided a strong motive for generating false intelligence. After the invasion and occupation it was proven that all of his information was indeed false.
    • Goofs
      When Catherine was arrested she was taken to a local police station in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, which was staffed by police wearing Metropolitan Police uniforms (ie from London). The local police are Gloucestershire Constabulary.
    • Quotes

      Katharine Gun: Governments change. I work for the British people. I gather intelligence so that the government can protect the British people. I do not gather intelligence so that the government can lie to the British people.

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    8/10
    Solid Political Thriller
    Official Secrets is a very well done and very important political thriller, it won the best Foreign Film Award at the Traverse City Film Festival that I attended, so that goes to prove that it has a lasting effect, and I agree. So if you're willing to believe in what the story is telling you, it has great performances and twists and turns throughout, it'll have you cheering for the protagonists and utterly booing the antagonists, if you're in the mood for a good solid political thriller I recommend Official Secrets.
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    • Release date
      • August 30, 2019 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • United Kingdom
      • United States
    • Official sites
      • Official Facebook
      • Official site
    • Languages
      • English
      • Mandarin
    • Also known as
      • Bí Mật Che Giấu
    • Filming locations
      • Thurstaston Beach, Wirral, Merseyside, England, UK
    • Production companies
      • Entertainment One
      • Above The Line Productions
      • Classified Films
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    Box office

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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $1,988,546
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $64,965
      • Sep 1, 2019
    • Gross worldwide
      • $10,088,753
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 52 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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