Official Secrets

Showings

Mary D. Fisher Theatre Fri, Oct 18, 2019 7:00 PM
Mary D. Fisher Theatre Sun, Oct 20, 2019 7:00 PM
Mary D. Fisher Theatre Tue, Oct 22, 2019 4:00 PM
Mary D. Fisher Theatre Wed, Oct 23, 2019 4:00 PM
Film Info
Event Type:Narrative Feature
Release Year:2019
Run Time:111 minutes
Rating:R
Production Country:United Kingdom/United States
Original Language:English
Trailer:https://youtu.be/t64H3S7r4wo
Cast/Crew Info
Director:Gavin Hood
Cast:Keira Knightley
Matthew Goode
Matt Smith
Ralph Fiennes
Rhys Ifans

Description

“Official Secrets” features an all-star ensemble cast including Keira Knightley, Matt Smith, Matthew Goode and Ralph Fiennes.


Nothing is more dangerous than the truth.


She risked everything to stop an unjust war. Her government called her a traitor.


Based on world-shaking true events, “Official Secrets” tells the gripping true story of Katharine Gun (Keira Knightley), a British intelligence specialist whose job involves routine handling of classified information. One day in 2003, in the lead up to the Iraq War, Gun receives a memo from the NSA with a shocking directive: the United States is enlisting Britain’s help in collecting compromising information on United Nations Security Council members in order to blackmail them into voting in favor of an invasion of Iraq.


Unable to stand by and watch the world be rushed into an illegal war, Gun makes the gut-wrenching decision to defy her government and leak the memo to the press. So begins an explosive chain of events that will ignite an international firestorm, expose a vast political conspiracy, and put Gun and her family directly in harm’s way.


“The most gripping thriller of 2019. This one will have you talking — and it should.” — Pete Hammond, Deadline


“Riveting … an edge-of-your-seat espionage story.” — Janet Walker, Haute-Lifestyle


“Crackling … Knightley gives one of her strongest performances.” — Kenneth Turan, Los Angeles Times