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Official Secrets Movie Cast, Plot and Everything to Know

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Last modified: Oct. 19, 2019

Official Secrets

Release Date: Friday, August 23, 2019 Limited

Director: Gavin Hood

Starring: Matt Smith Keira Knightley

R Thriller 1 hr, 52 m

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Plot

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Plot
Keira Knightley stars in this gripping real-life political thriller based on the story of whistleblower Katharine Gun. Charged with breaking the Official Secrets Act in Britain, and facing imprisonment, Katherine reaches out to Ben Emmerson (Ralph Fiennes), one of the top lawyers in the country, to take her case and defend her actions. With her life, freedom, and marriage threatened, Katharine risks everything by leaking a classified email to the press in the hopes that this simple act could help halt an unjust war.
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The film's director Gavin Hood last directed Eye in the Sky and Ender's Game.

Director
Gavin Hood
Producers
Ged Doherty
Elizabeth Fowler
Production Company
Entertainment One

Production Details

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Key Facts

  • Based on the 2008 book "The Spy Who Tried To Stop A War: Katherine Gun and The Secret Plot to Sanction the Iraq Invasion" by Marcia Mitchell and Thomas Mitchell.

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Additional Information

Parent Rating
R Restricted for language
Runtime
1 hr, 52 m
Tagline
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Language
English

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Release Dates

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Official Secrets was released in limited movie theaters on Friday, August 23, 2019. There were 8 other movies released on the same date, including Burn, Angel Has Fallen and Overcomer. As a limited release, Official Secrets was shown in select movie theaters in major markets.

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