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.
Acting
Knightley's trembling resolve—she barely raises her voice and destroys you.
Writing
Script turns FOIA requests and printer jams into genuine suspense.
Direction
Hood lets silences scream louder than any explosion.
Director
Gavin Hood
Keira Knightley
Katharine Gun
Matt Smith
Martin Bright
Ralph Fiennes
Ben Emmerson
Adam Bakri
Yasar Gun
Matthew Goode
Peter Beaumont
Rhys Ifans
Ed Vulliamy
Indira Varma
Shami Chakrabarti
John Heffernan
James Welch
Conleth Hill
Roger Alton
Jack Farthing
Andy Dumfries
MyAnna Buring
Jasmine
Peter Guinness
TinTin
Chris Reilly
Jerry
Shaun Dooley
John
Ray Panthaki
Kamal Ahmed
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The real Katharine Gun attended the premiere and met Keira Knightley, who apparently apologized for being taller.
Director Gavin Hood also made 'Eye in the Sky'—dude really hates unchecked military intelligence.
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