Official Secrets (2019)
Erscheinungsjahr: 2019
Land: Canada, United Kingdom, United States
Alternative Title: Secretos de estado, Segredos Oficiais, Официални тайни, Riigisaladus, Hivatali titkok
Regisseur: Gavin Hood
Writer: Gavin Hood, Gregory Bernstein, Marcia Mitchell, Sara Bernstein, Thomas Mitchell
Production Genre
Produzent: Producer: Elizabeth Fowler, Ged Doherty, Melissa Shiyu Zuo
Co-Producer: Sarada McDermott
Executive Producer: Anne Sheehan, Claudia Bluemhuber, Gavin Hood, Hugo Heppell, Mark Gordon, Matt Jackson, Sara Smith
Firmen: Classified Films, Clear Pictures Entertainment, Entertainment One, Entertainment One Features, Screen Yorkshire, Sierra/Affinity, The Mark Gordon Company
Genre: Biography, Drama, History, Political Thriller Film, Thriller
Budget: N/A
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Schlüsselwörter
Schlüsselwörter: 2000s, admiring, biography, calm, iraq war, london, england, politics, washington dc, usa, whistleblower
Geschichte
In 2003, prior to the Iraq invasion, British intelligence whistleblower Katharine Gun leaks a top-secret National Security Agency memo exposing a joint US-UK illegal spying operation against UN Security Council members. The memo suggests blackmailing these states into voting for war. Katharine's leak is published by journalist Martin Bright in The Observer newspaper, causing international outrage and collapsing any chance of a UN resolution backing the invasion. However, President Bush proceeds with the invasion regardless. As Iraq descends into chaos, Katharine is arrested and charged under the Official Secrets Act, while Martin faces potential charges as well.
Zusammenfassung
Official Secrets (2019) is a political thriller directed by Gavin Hood that dramatizes the true story of British intelligence whistleblower Katharine Gun. Set in the immediate run-up to the 2003 Iraq invasion, the film explores themes of loyalty, morality, and the consequences of challenging authority. It highlights the role of journalism in holding governments accountable and questions the ethical implications of secret operations conducted by powerful nations.
