Official Secrets is a 2019 British-American docudrama film based on the life of whistleblower Katharine Gun who leaked a memo detailing that the United States wanted to eavesdrop on diplomats from countries tasked with passing a second United Nations resolution on the invasion of Iraq. The film is directed by Gavin Hood, and Gun is portrayed by Keira Knightley. The film also stars Matt Smith, Matthew Goode, Adam Bakri, Indira Varma, and Ralph Fiennes.
The film had its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival on 28 January 2019 and was released in the United States on 30 August 2019, by IFC Films, and in the United Kingdom on 18 October 2019, by Entertainment One.
Premise
The true story of GCHQ employee Katharine Gun, who leaked a secret memo exposing an illegal spying operation by the United States of America, looking for information with which to gauge sentiment of and potentially blackmail United Nations diplomats tasked to vote on a resolution regarding the 2003 invasion of Iraq.
Cast
Keira Knightley as Katharine Gun
Matt Smith as Martin Bright
Matthew Goode as Peter Beaumont
Rhys Ifans as Ed Vulliamy
Adam Bakri as Yasar Gun
Indira Varma as Shami Chakrabarti
Ralph Fiennes as Ben Emmerson
Conleth Hill as Roger Alton
Tamsin Greig as Elizabeth Wilmshurst
Hattie Morahan as Yvonne Ridley
Ray Panthaki as Kamal Ahmed
Angus Wright as Mark Ellison
Chris Larkin as Nigel Jones, Baron Jones of Cheltenham
Monica Dolan as Fiona Bygate
Jack Farthing as Andy Dumfries
Clive Francis as Admiral Nick Wilkinson
John Heffernan as James Welch
Kenneth Cranham as Judge Hyam
Darrell D’Silva as Chilean Ambassador
Janie Dee as Jan Clements
MyAnna Buring as Jasmine
Niccy Lin as Mi-Yung
Chris Reilly as Jerry
Shaun Dooley as John
Peter Guinness as TinTin
Hanako Footman as Nicole Mowbray
Jeremy Northam as Ken Macdonald
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