Official Secrets
Keira Knightley is whistle-blower Katharine Gun in this political thriller co-starring Ralph Fiennes and from the director of Tsotsi.
"Based on the book The Spy Who Tried to Stop a War, Official Secrets tells the true story of British secret-service officer Katharine Gun, who during the immediate run-up to the 2003 invasion of Iraq leaked a top-secret National Security Agency memo. The memo — which exposed an illegal U.S.-U.K. spying operation against members of the United Nations Security Council — proposed blackmailing smaller, undecided member states into voting for war." (Sundance Film Festival)
- Director:
- Gavin Hood ('Eye in the Sky', 'Tsotsi', 'A Reasonable Man')
- Writer:
- Gregory BernsteinSara BernsteinGavin Hood
- Cast:
- Keira KnightleyMatthew GoodeMatt SmithRalph FiennesIndira VarmaRhys IfansMyAnna BuringTamsin Greig
Reviews & comments
Empire Magazine
pressOfficial Secrets is a timely, ambitious if broad take on a complex subject, but remains engaging and entertaining. anchored by Keira Knightley on great form.
Time Out
pressWhile it'll do nothing to restore trust in the august bodies that rule the land, it's a pacy, palm-clammying watch.
Variety
pressA dry and honourable retelling of events that exists mostly to remind us who she was, and why any potential whistleblowers out there should honour her example.
The Guardian
pressThe film relies on its lead star and Knightley is more than equipped for the task of carrying it on her shoulders.
Screen Daily
pressThis sturdy, entertaining political thriller pushes all the right buttons and triggers all the right outraged reactions.
Hollywood Reporter
pressA straightforward, solidly old-fashioned slice of real-life espionage, journalistic and legal intrigue that gets the job done in engrossing, clear-eyed fashion even if it lacks much in the way of stylistic verve.
Collider
pressDirector Gavin Hood tells an unremarkable story about Katherine Gun's remarkable bravery.
Empire Magazine
pressOfficial Secrets is a timely, ambitious if broad take on a complex subject, but remains engaging and entertaining. anchored by Keira Knightley on great form.
Time Out
pressWhile it'll do nothing to restore trust in the august bodies that rule the land, it's a pacy, palm-clammying watch.
Variety
pressA dry and honourable retelling of events that exists mostly to remind us who she was, and why any potential whistleblowers out there should honour her example.
The Guardian
pressThe film relies on its lead star and Knightley is more than equipped for the task of carrying it on her shoulders.
Screen Daily
pressThis sturdy, entertaining political thriller pushes all the right buttons and triggers all the right outraged reactions.
Hollywood Reporter
pressA straightforward, solidly old-fashioned slice of real-life espionage, journalistic and legal intrigue that gets the job done in engrossing, clear-eyed fashion even if it lacks much in the way of stylistic verve.
Collider
pressDirector Gavin Hood tells an unremarkable story about Katherine Gun's remarkable bravery.
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