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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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Keira Knightley
Katharine Gun
Matt Smith
Martin Bright
Ralph Fiennes
Ben Emmerson
Adam Bakri
Yasar Gun
Matthew Goode
Peter Beaumont
Rhys Ifans
Ed Vulliamy
Indira Varma
Shami Chakrabarti
John Heffernan
James Welch
Conleth Hill
Roger Alton
Jack Farthing
Andy Dumfries
MyAnna Buring
Jasmine
Peter Guinness
TinTin
Chris Reilly
Jerry
Shaun Dooley
John
Ray Panthaki
Kamal Ahmed
Chris Larkin
Nigel Jones
Monica Dolan
Fiona Bygate
Clive Francis
Rear Admiral Nick Wilkinson
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‘Official Secrets’ is an odd duck of a film. As much as it never quite finds its groove, it’s still an often thrilling and genuinely entertaining film, profiling an important figure in the movement against the Iraq War. Even after all this time, it’s still a shock to realise how thoroughly we were lied to, and a film like ‘Official Secrets’ - even with its flaws - at least makes sure that we’re reminded of those lies for the future. It’s just a pity the film itself never finds the energy to really propel itself towards something great. It probably would have made a terrific miniseries, but as it stands, ‘Official Secrets’ is a befuddling yet gripping attempt at a political thriller.
- Daniel Lammin
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https://www.maketheswitch.com.au/article/review-official-secrets-exposing-lies-at-a-time-of-war
maketheSWITCH15 Nov, 2019
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