Keira Knightley returns to the big screen with an intense story based on real events. With a cast consisting of Matt Smith, Matthew Goode, Rhys Ifans and Ralph Fiennes, this is a shocking film about the dirty rags of the British participation in the Iraq war.
Directed by Gavin Hood, Official Secrets tells the story of Katharine Gun, the UK intelligence services translator who leaked sensitive information about government maneuvers to force an intervention in Iraq.
A woman determined to reveal the whole truth
Naturally, the scandal in which the then Prime Minister Tony Blair was involved, escalated internationally and put the geopolitics of the moment in check. Meanwhile, Katharine will be forced to defend her actions in favor of the British people at the expense of losing her own freedom.
A political thriller about the hidden plot that led to the war in Iraq as opposed to the struggle of a woman to uncover the truth.
