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Official Secrets (2019)
The true story of British intelligence whistleblower Katharine Gun who—prior to the 2003 Iraq invasion—leaked a top-secret NSA memo exposing a joint US-UK illegal spying operation against members of the UN Security Council. The memo proposed blackmailing member states into voting for war.
Events
January 31st , 2003, Katharine Gun prints out and takes home a copy of an email detailing illegal wire tapping by the NSA
February 15th , 2003, a massive anti-war protest is held in London
March 2nd , 2003, the Observer prints an article titled "Revealed: US dirty tricks to win vote on Iraq war"
March 20th , 2003, Iraq is invaded
November 13th , 2003, Katharine Gun is charged under the Official Secrets Act
February 25th , 2004, the case against Katharine Gun is dropped
Directed by Gavin Hood
Starring Keira Knightley, Matt Smith, Matthew Goode, Rhys Ifans