Official Secrets (2019)

  • R
  • 01/28/2019 (US)
  • Thriller, History, Drama
  • 1h 52m

Nothing is more dangerous than the truth

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.

Gavin Hood

Director, Screenplay

Gregory Bernstein

Screenplay

Sara Bernstein

Screenplay

Cast

Keira Knightley's headshot

Keira Knightley

Katharine Gun
Matt Smith's headshot

Matt Smith

Martin Bright
Ralph Fiennes's headshot

Ralph Fiennes

Ben Emmerson
Adam Bakri's headshot

Adam Bakri

Yasar Gun
Matthew Goode's headshot

Matthew Goode

Peter Beaumont
Rhys Ifans's headshot

Rhys Ifans

Ed Vulliamy
Indira Varma's headshot

Indira Varma

Shami Chakrabarti
John Heffernan's headshot

John Heffernan

James Welch

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