‘Official Secrets’ official trailer

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.

A morality tale for the 21st century, Official Secrets tells the true story of British Intelligence whistle-blower Katharine Gun who, during the immediate run-up 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 smaller, undecided member states into voting for war. At great personal and professional risk, journalist Martin Bright published the leaked document in The Observer newspaper in London, and the story made headlines around the world.

Cast: Keira Knightley, Matt Smith, Matthew Goode, Rhys Ifans, Adam Bakri, Ralph Fiennes
Directed by: Gavin Hood
Produced by: Ged Doherty, Elizabeth Fowler, Melissa Shiyu Zuo
Screenplay: Sara Bernstein, Gregory Bernstein, Gavin Hood
Music: Paul Hepker, Mark Kilian

Running time: 112 minutes
Age restriction: 16 L

© 2018 Official Secrets Holdings, LLC.

[imadoglover]

Very Gutsy and I'm absolutely hooked! My heart was pounding FOR her...what she did was unbelievably courageous! She put her life on the line to tell the truth! And I got all that from a "Trailer " that was VERY well done!

[adechapman.]

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