Official Secrets

I've been saying for this that Official Secrets is one of the most underrated movies of the last decade.

Success in 1 hour and 52 minutes. Rated R for Language!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

A little slow to start but once it gets going, it's hard to look away. I remember the Iraq thing all blowing up when I was in my late teens and thought it was all very shifty back then. This film obviously dives much further into that corruption and explores the fascinating way in which the British government and Gunn face-off against each other. This is the very definition of "fact is stranger than fiction", and you can absolutely believe all of this really happened.

To think that it took a young female civil servant age 27 with the courage, conviction & conscience to raise the alarm around an impending illegal invasion of Iraq by US & UK coalition forces, blows my mind. Sadly hundreds of thousands of people- including 4000 US & UK soldiers, still died as a result of the untruths and underhanded tricks from Bush and Blair to justify another invasion and garner the support required from various countries' security councils to make it 'legal'. (Spoiler if you didn't know, they didn't garner support, but they invaded the next day anyway). An important watch, detailing the events that unfolded before, during and after Katharine Gun leaked the memo received at GCHQ from upper echelons of the NSA. Brilliantly brought to life by the undeniable talent of Knightly, Fiennes & Ifans. A sobering reminder of the cost of truth and integrity in the world of political deception.

Brilliant - Well cast and jaw dropping story.

Everyone should watch this movie.

"Secretos de Estado" es un intenso drama basado en la valiente historia real de Katharine Gun (Keira Knightley), una analista de inteligencia británica que expone un complot para manipular la aprobación de la guerra en Irak. Keira Knightley brilla con una actuación convincente y emotiva, capturando perfectamente la lucha interna y el coraje de su personaje. La dirección de Gavin Hood mantiene una tensión constante, equilibrando hábilmente el drama personal con el contexto político. El guion está bien construido, abordando temas cruciales como la ética, la transparencia gubernamental y el valor del whistleblowing. La cinematografía sobria y la banda sonora sutil complementan la narrativa sin distraer. Aunque algunos personajes secundarios podrían haberse desarrollado más, la película logra transmitir su mensaje de manera poderosa y emotiva. Es una obra inspiradora que invita a la reflexión sobre la responsabilidad individual frente al poder.

A taut well-acted thriller, that marks a horrible time in history. It's a remarkable and moving story of courage about doing what's right on the grandest scale there is. I'm a sucker for a movie about sacrifice for the greater good and as these kinds of movies go, it's pretty much a completely faithful retelling of the historical events (at least the crucial bits).

Government plays a important part of every country no doubt, but be sure that they always do evil. If you want to know how, watch the movie.

At times a little bit overacted. Seems like a wasted opportunity given how important the subject matter is. Underwhelming performance from boyfriend and Knightly is a bit long-faced.