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Official Secrets (2019)

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Nothing is more dangerous than the truth

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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Cast & Crew

Director
Gavin Hood
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    Katharine Gun Keira Knightley
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    Martin Bright Matt Smith
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    Ben Emmerson Ralph Fiennes
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    Yasar Gun Adam Bakri
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    Peter Beaumont Matthew Goode
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    Ed Vulliamy Rhys Ifans
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    Shami Chakrabarti Indira Varma
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    James Welch John Heffernan

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Keywords

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  • washington dc, usa
  • politics
  • biography
  • iraq war
  • calm
  • whistleblower
  • 2000s
  • admiring