This new thriller from Eye in the Sky director Gavin Hood tackles recent history with a gripping degree of drama.
Starring Keira Knightley, Matt Smith, Matthew Goode, and Ralph Fiennes, Official Secrets proves that truth is the first casualty of war as it looks at a major early 21st century conflict.
Set in 2003, politicians in the US and the UK are angling to invade Iraq. GCHQ translator Katharine Gun (Knightley) leaks a classified email that urges spying on members of the UN Security Council to force through the resolution to go to war.
Katherine becomes charged with breaking the Official Secrets Act and faces a lengthy prison sentence unless she and her lawyers can find a way out of the mess.
On top of everything else, her actions threaten her marriage, but is it worth it to do an action that she morally believes is right?
The film certainly looks tense and could be a potential award contender - could Knightley be heading for award success?
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Official Secrets is released in UK cinemas on October 18, 2019.
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