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Official Secrets

Official Secrets

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Status

Released

Release Date

Aug 30, 2019

Runtime

1h 52m

Genres

Thriller, History, Drama

User Score

72%

Original Title

Official Secrets

Production Companies

Clear Pictures Entertainment, Classified Films, Screen Yorkshire, Entertainment One, Sierra/Affinity, Entertainment One Features, The Mark Gordon Company

Director

Gavin Hood

Description

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.