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Official Secrets (film) ... The film is directed by Gavin Hood, and Gun is portrayed by Keira Knightley. The film also stars Matt Smith, Matthew Goode, Adam Bakri ... OfficialSecrets(film) FromWikipedia,thefreeencyclopedia Jumptonavigation Jumptosearch 2019filmOfficialSecretsTheatricalreleaseposterDirectedbyGavinHoodScreenplayby GregoryBernstein SaraBernstein GavinHood BasedonTheSpyWhoTriedtoStopaWarbyMarcia&ThomasMitchellProducedby GedDoherty ElizabethFowler MelissaShiyuZuo Starring KeiraKnightley MattSmith MatthewGoode RhysIfans AdamBakri RalphFiennes CinematographyFlorianHoffmeisterEditedbyMeganGillMusicby PaulHepker MarkKilian Productioncompanies ClearPicturesEntertainment RaindogFilms TheGordonCompany IngeniousMedia ScreenYorkshire Distributedby EntertainmentOne(UnitedKingdom) IFCFilms(UnitedStates) Releasedate 28 January 2019 (2019-01-28)(Sundance) 30 August 2019 (2019-08-30)(UnitedStates) 18 October 2019 (2019-10-18)(UnitedKingdom) Runningtime112minutesCountries UnitedKingdom UnitedStates LanguageEnglishBoxoffice$10.1million[1][2] OfficialSecretsisa2019BritishdramafilmbasedonthecaseofwhistleblowerKatharineGun,wholeakedamemoexposinganillegalspyingoperationbyAmericanandBritishintelligenceservicestogaugesentimentofandpotentiallyblackmailUnitedNationsdiplomatstaskedtovoteonaresolutionregardingthe2003invasionofIraq.[3][4]ThefilmisdirectedbyGavinHood,andGunisportrayedbyKeiraKnightley.ThefilmalsostarsMattSmith,MatthewGoode,AdamBakri,IndiraVarma,andRalphFiennes. ThefilmhaditsworldpremiereattheSundanceFilmFestivalon28January2019andwasreleasedintheUnitedStateson30August2019,byIFCFilms,andintheUnitedKingdomon18October2019,byEntertainmentOne. Contents 1Plot 2Cast 3Production 4Release 5Reception 5.1Accolades 6References 7Externallinks Plot[edit] Inearly2003,GCHQanalystKatharineGunobtainsamemodetailingajointUnitedStatesandBritishoperationtospyondiplomatsfromseveralnon–permanentUnitedNationsSecurityCouncilmemberstatesCameroon,Chile,BulgariaandGuineainorderto"digdirt"onthemandinfluencetheSecurityCouncilintopassingaresolutionsupportinganinvasionofIraq.AngeredthattheUnitedKingdomisbeingledintoawaronfalsepretences,Katharineleaksthememotoafriendinvolvedintheanti-warmovement,whopassesittoanti-waractivistYvonneRidley,whointurnpassesittoTheObserverjournalistMartinBright. TheObserverforeigneditorPeterBeaumontallowsMartintoinvestigatethestoryintheinterestofjournalism.Toverifytheauthenticityoftheleakedmemo,MartinenliststhehelpoftheObserver'sWashington,DCcorrespondentEdVulliamyincontactingthememo'sauthorFrankKoza,theChiefofStaffatthe"regionaltargets"sectionoftheNationalSecurityAgency.DespitetheObserver'spro-warstance,Peterconvincesthenewspaper’seditorRogerAltonthattheleakedmemoisworthpublishing. ThepublicationoftheleakedmemoinMarch2003generatesconsiderablepublicandmediainterest.TheDrudgeReportattemptstodiscreditthedocumentasafakeafterayoungstaffernamedNicoleMowbrayinadvertentallychangedthetextfromAmericantoBritishEnglish.However,Martinisabletoproducetheoriginalmemo,confirmingitsauthenticity.Katharine'sactionspromptGCHQtolaunchaninternalinvestigation.SeekingtopreventtheUSandUKinvasionofIraq,andtoprotectherfellowGCHQcolleaguesfromprolongedsuspicion,Katharineconfessestoleakingthememo.Sheisarrestedanddetainedforanightbeforebeingreleasedonremand. FollowingtheoutbreakoftheIraqWar,KatharineseekstheservicesoftheLibertylawyersBenEmmersonandShamiChakrabarti.TheBritishGovernmentdecidestochargeherwithviolatingtheOfficialSecretsAct,taskingDirectorofPublicProsecutionsKenMacdonaldwithleadingtheprosecution.Toexertpressureonher,theBritishauthoritiesattempttodeportherhusbandYasarGun,aTurkishKurd.However,Katharineisabletohaltthedeportationbypresentingamarriagecertificateprovingtheauthenticityofherrelationship. BencomesupwiththedefencestrategythatKatharinewasactingoutofloyaltytohercountrybyseekingtopreventtheUKfrombeingledintoanunlawfulwarinIraq.WiththehelpofMartin,Ed,andformerForeignOfficedeputylegaladviserElizabethWilmshurst,BendiscoversthattheAttorneyGeneralPeterGoldsmithchangedhispositiononthelegalityoftheIraqWaraftermeetingwithseverallawyersfromtheBushAdministration.Despitetheoddsstackedagainstthem,Katharinerefusestopleadguiltyinexchangeforareducedcharge. Onthedayofthetrial,theCrownprosecutordropsallchargesagainstKatharine.BensuggeststothecourtthatthisisbecauseprosecutingherwouldhaveshownthattheBlairgovernmentledtheUKintowaronfalsepretences.ThefilmthenmentionsthehumantolloftheIraqWarandthatLordGoldsmith'sadviceontheillegalityoftheIraqWarwasmadepublicin2010.ThefilmendswithfootageofKatharineaddressingthemediafollowingthedismissalofhercaseandBenshunningKenforputtingKatharinethroughtheordeal"tomakeanexampleofher". Cast[edit] KeiraKnightleyasKatharineGun MattSmithasMartinBright MatthewGoodeasPeterBeaumont RhysIfansasEdVulliamy AdamBakriasYasarGun IndiraVarmaasShamiChakrabarti RalphFiennesasBenEmmerson ConlethHillasRogerAlton TamsinGreigasElizabethWilmshurst HattieMorahanasYvonneRidley RayPanthakiasKamalAhmed AngusWrightasMarkEllison ChrisLarkinasNigelJones,BaronJonesofCheltenham MonicaDolanasFionaBygate JackFarthingasAndyDumfries CliveFrancisasAdmiralNickWilkinson KatherineKellyasJacqueline/MI6Agent JohnHeffernanasJamesWelch KennethCranhamasJudgeHyam DarrellD'SilvaasChileanAmbassador JanieDeeasJanClements MyAnnaBuringasJasmine NiccyLinasMi-Yung ChrisReillyasJerry ShaunDooleyasJohn PeterGuinnessasTinTin HanakoFootmanasNicoleMowbray JeremyNortham[5]asKenMacdonald Production[edit] SaraandGregoryBernsteinhadwrittenascriptalreadyin2008.EventuallyitfounditselfonTheBlackList,alistof"mostliked"screenplaysthathavenotyetbeenproduced,wheredirectorDebsPatersonsawit.[6]Still,nothingcameofituntilJanuary2016,whenafilmingstartinMaywasannounced,withHarrisonFord,AnthonyHopkins,PaulBettany,NatalieDormerandMartinFreemancast.[7]TaharRahimandGillianAndersonwerecastduringthe2016BerlinInternationalFilmFestival.[8][9]HoweverbyJune2017,filminghadyettobegin,andcastmemberAndersonstatedshehadnotheardanythingabouttheprojectsincebeingcast.[10] ByJanuary2018,theprojectwasredevelopedoncemore,withGavinHoodnowsettodirectinplaceofJustinChadwick,andKeiraKnightleyandMattSmithcastinFebruary,replacingthepreviouscast.InMarch,RalphFiennesandMatthewGoodejoinedthecast,withfilmingbeginningon12March2018inYorkshire.[11][12][13][14]FilmingtookplaceinthevillageofBostonSpaon14March.[15]IndiraVarma,ConlethHillandTamsinGreigjoinedthecastthenextday.[16]FilminghadmovedtoManchesterby19March,servingasastand-inforLondon.[17]FilmingwasundertakeninApril2018inLiverpool'sStGeorge'sHall.[18] ThebeachscenesforthecharacterplayedbyRalphFiennesisatThurstastonbeachontheDeeEstuaryofWirralpeninsulaandprominentlyshowsthecottageknownlocallyasSally'sCottage. Release[edit] ThefilmhaditsworldpremiereattheSundanceFilmFestivalon28January2019.[19]Shortlyafter,IFCFilmsacquiredUSdistributionrightstothefilm.[20]ItwasreleasedintheUnitedStateson30August2019.[21]Itwaspreviouslyscheduledtobereleasedon23August2019.[22]andintheUnitedKingdomon18October2019.[23] Reception[edit] OnreviewaggregatorwebsiteRottenTomatoes,thefilmholdsanapprovalratingof82%basedon166reviews,withanaverageratingof6.9/10.Thewebsite'scriticsconsensusreads,"OfficialSecretshasafamiliarstructureandanobviousifworthymessage,butrisesonthestrengthofKeiraKnightley'spowerfulperformance."[24]OnMetacritic,thefilmholds63outofa100basedon28reviews,indicating"generallyfavorablereviews".[25] InanarticleaboutthefilmandKatherineGun,SamHusseiniwrotethat"havingfollowedthisstoryfromthestart,Ifindthisfilmtobe,byHollywoodstandards,aremarkablyaccurateaccountofwhathashappenedtodate—'todate'becausethewiderstorystillisn’treallyover".[26] Accolades[edit] Award Year Category Recipient Result Ref(s) SaturnAwards 26October2021 BestInternationalFilm OfficialSecrets Nominated [27] References[edit] ^"OfficialSecrets".BoxOfficeMojo.Retrieved30June2021. ^"OfficialSecrets".TheNumbers.Retrieved30June2021. ^Koza,Frank."USplantobugSecurityCouncil:thetext".TheGuardian.Retrieved30June2021. ^"Ex-GCHQofficer'preventingwar'".BBCNews.27November2003.Retrieved30June2021. ^Rooney,David(29January2019)."'OfficialSecrets':FilmReviewSundance2019".TheHollywoodReporter.Retrieved30June2021. ^Bright,Martin(3March2013)."TenyearsonwhathappenedtothewomanwhorevealeddirtytricksonIraqwarvote?".Retrieved30June2021–viaTheGuardian. ^McNary,Dave(28January2016)."HarrisonFord,AnthonyHopkinstoStarinThriller'OfficialSecrets'".Variety. ^McNary,Dave(12February2016)."Berlin:'AProphet'StarTaharRahimJoinsHarrisonFordin'OfficialSecrets'(EXCLUSIVE)".Variety. ^McNary,Dave(13February2016)."Berlin:GillianAndersonJoiningHarrisonFordin'OfficialSecrets'(EXCLUSIVE)".Variety. ^Pape,Stefan(1March2017).""Thingshaven'tchanged"–GillianAndersonontherelevanceofViceroy'sHouse".Retrieved30June2021. ^Cook,Laurence(16January2016)."U.K.Greenlit:"OfficialSecrets,""Mrs.LowryandSon,"BBC's"LesMiserables,"+MoreStartShootingbyNextMonth,NeedTalent".Backstage. ^Galuppo,Mia(2February2018)."KeiraKnightley,MattSmithtoStarinReal-LifeSpyThriller'OfficialSecrets'".TheHollywoodReporter.Retrieved30June2021. ^Kay,Jeremy(12February2018)."KeiraKnightley,MattSmithtostarin'OfficialSecrets'(exclusive)".ScreenDaily.Retrieved30June2021. ^Kroll,Justin(8March2018)."RalphFiennesandMatthewGoodeJoinKeiraKnightleyThriller'OfficialSecrets'(EXCLUSIVE)".Variety. ^Newton,Grace(14March2018)."KeiraKnightley,RalphFiennesandMattSmithfilmnewmovieinvillagenearLeeds".TheYorkshirePost.Retrieved30June2021. ^White,Peter(15March2018)."'GameOfThrones'IndiraVarma&ConlethHillJoinGavinHood's'OfficialSecrets'".Deadline.com.Retrieved30June2021. ^Bardsley,Andrew(19March2018)."ManchestertransformedintoLondonasKeiraKnightleyarrivesintownfornewfilm".ManchesterEveningNews.Retrieved30June2021. ^Houghton,Alistair(28April2018)."Revealed:WhyKeiraKnightleywasspottedinLiverpool".LiverpoolEcho.Retrieved30June2021. ^Patten,Dominic(28November2018)."Sundance2019:PremieresIncludeHarveyWeinsteinDocu,MindyKaling,Dr.Ruth,UKSpies,MilesDavis&TedBundy".Deadline.com.Retrieved30June2021. ^Siegel,Tatiana(2February2019)."Sundance:KeiraKnightlyWhistleblowerDrama'OfficialSecrets'AcquiredbyIFCFilms".TheHollywoodReporter.Retrieved30June2021. ^"OfficialSecrets".IFCFilms.Retrieved30June2021. ^Pederson,Erik(2April2019)."'OfficialSecrets':KeiraKnightley-RalphFiennesWhistleblowerThrillerGetsReleaseDateViaIFCFilms".DeadlineHollywood.Retrieved30June2021. ^"OfficialSecrets:KeiraKnightleystarsinstoryofIraqwarwhistleblower–trailer".TheGuardian.com.12June2019.Retrieved30June2021. ^"OfficialSecrets(2019)".RottenTomatoes.Fandango.Retrieved10October2021. ^"OfficialSecrets".Metacritic.CBSInteractive.Retrieved30June2021. ^Husseini,Sam(30August2019)."FilmOfficialSecretsIsTipofMammothIceberg".FAIR.Retrieved30June2021. ^Hipes,Patrick(4March2021)."SaturnAwardsNominations:'StarWars:RiseOfSkywalker','Tenet','WalkingDead','Outlander'LeadList".DeadlineHollywood.Retrieved30June2021. 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