Official Secrets (2019) - IMDb

A morality tale for the 21st century, Official Secrets tells the true story of British Intelligence whistle-blower Katharine Gun who, during the immediate run- ... 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elligencesothatthegovernmentcanlietotheBritishpeople.ConnectionsFeaturedinChrisStuckmannMovieReviews:OfficialSecrets(2019)Userreviews243ReviewTopreview8/10SolidPoliticalThrillerOfficialSecretsisaverywelldoneandveryimportantpoliticalthriller,itwonthebestForeignFilmAwardattheTraverseCityFilmFestivalthatIattended,sothatgoestoprovethatithasalastingeffect,andIagree.Soifyou'rewillingtobelieveinwhatthestoryistellingyou,ithasgreatperformancesandtwistsandturnsthroughout,it'llhaveyoucheeringfortheprotagonistsandutterlybooingtheantagonists,ifyou'reinthemoodforagoodsolidpoliticalthrillerIrecommendOfficialSecrets.helpful•8527truemythmediaAug8,2019DetailsEditReleasedateDecember26,2019(Singapore)CountriesoforiginUnitedKingdomUnitedStatesSwitzerlandChinaOfficialsitesOfficialFacebookOfficialsiteLanguagesEnglishMandarinAlsoknownasBíMậtCheGiấuFilminglocationsThurstastonBeach,Wirral,Merseyside,England,UKProductioncompaniesEntertainmentOneAboveTheLineProductionsClassifiedFilmsSeemorecompanycreditsatIMDbProBoxofficeEditGrossUS&Canada$1,988,546OpeningweekendUS&Canada$64,965Sep1,2019Grossworldwide$10,088,753SeedetailedboxofficeinfoonIMDbProTechnicalspecsEditRuntime1hour52minutesColorColorAspectratio2.35:1RelatednewsCohenMediaGroupNamesIFCFilmsVetJustinDipietroAsHeadOfMarketing&DistributionOct14DeadlineFilm+TV‘TheSerpentQueen’:RayPanthakiJoinsCastOfStarzCatherineDeMediciDramaJun25DeadlineFilm+TVContributetothispageSuggestaneditoraddmissingcontentTopGapWhatisthestreamingreleasedateofOfficialSecrets(2019)inCanada?AnswerSeemoregapsLearnmoreaboutcontributingEditpageMoretoexploreListTheBestMoviesandShowstoWatchinDecemberSeethefulllistListBestof2021:Top10StarsoftheYearSeethefulllistRecentlyviewedPleaseenablebrowsercookiestousethisfeature. Learnmore.