Official Secrets
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Biopic, Drama, Thriller
112 min
| 16 L
The truth is always the first casualty of war. 2003. As politicians in Britain and the US angle to invade Iraq, GCHQ translator Katharine Gun leaks a classified e-mail that urges spying on members of the UN Security Council to force through the resolution to go to war. Charged with breaking the Official Secrets Act, and facing imprisonment, Katharine and her lawyers set out to defend her actions. With her life, liberty and marriage threatened, she must stand up for what she believes in.
Cast
Keira Knightley, Matt Smith, Matthew Goode, Rhys Ifans, Adam Bakri, Ralph Fiennes
Directed by
Gavin Hood
Music
Paul Hepker, Mark Kilian
Screenplay
Sara Bernstein, Gregory Bernstein, Gavin Hood