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.

Sometimes it's not about the evidence you present, but proving it to be true in a government made of compromising secrets! After receiving a memo concerning the United States and the U.N. Security Council, she attempts to reveal it only to get entangled in a massive cover-up and a trial! Showing the consequences of doing the right thing by defying your government, this thriller based on the true events manages to leave its impression!

This line is worth watching this film for the like about Sunni and Shea 😂 Great cast and fascinating story.

All my credits go to the same background of a British motion picture...due being educated in the era of a British colony for about six decades...basing on actual case of The Spy Who Tried to Stop a War by Marcia & Thomas Mitchell...with whistleblower Katharine Gun...and the castings are strong...Matt Smith and Keira Knightley as Katharine Gun...the last but not least...Ralph Fiennes...

A Thriller Classic. This is really strong and consistent the entire way through. The acting is really good throughout with a really strong cast overall. Rhys Ifans is the best thing in this and I wish he had more screen time. He is amazing. The husband was just ok and I wish he had more chemistry with Kiera. Otherwise everyone else was really strong and had great chemistry and did a good job never getting bogged down in too much of it. The music was very good and very well used although I wish it had a bit more of its own identity. It sounds like every thriller soundtrack of recent times but its still good. The cinematography is very strong with the only complaint is that sometimes the shots can be a bit too basic while other times it every well framed and detailed. I get its supposed to be intimate scenes though. Really the main thing that holds this back is this is event driven as much as character driven event wise. This weaves very well between the two but it feels like it can't really build momentum because of that but remains consistent the whole way. It does have a lot of great underlying commentary about government hypocrisy and the morals of government secrets. If its consistency sounds like a complaint it isn't rather just a natural shortcoming. A bit more identity and more tension ramp up is what's missing. Regardless anyone who is a fan of any actors in this, the director, or thrillers will like this a lot.

A solid enough whistleblower movie but falls short in the suspense department like similar movies such as "All the President's Men".

An important and moving story. Unfortunately, Kyra Knightley is miscast. I don't believe her in this role, and that makes a film that could have been amazing, flat.

Official Secrets, however well made and performed, is a film basically made some 10 years too late, as the actual events sadly has lost much of its force of historical actuality in 2019. Nevertheless, it is a thorow reminder of what happned, and its fundamental topics of political power and decieve contra media and puplic awareness is a perpetual subject. Political authority should never be allowed to escape scrutiny, also meaning - don't think for a second that similar events can't happen again.

I thought Keira gave a cracking performance as the whistleblower Katharine Gun. The story is interesting as it is, of course, based on a true story about a time I remember reasonably well. Its a fairly insightful film and its certainly thought provoking. I'd recommend it, yes.

A well edited, well-paced and marvelously executed film about A British code breaker making a startling discovery how The British and the Americans were trying to put pressure on the UN by allegedly lying themselves into an illegal war to jump start the Iraq invasion. This is Gavin Hood's best directed film. It is one of the best performances that Keira Knightly has produced. It has a stacked supporting cast as well. This is a great spy thriller based on true events in 2003.

Intelligent look at how a British whistleblower leaked a US NSA report that attempted to force their UN "allies" into supporting the invasion of Iraq in 2003. Intriguing and suspenseful, even though we all know the outcome of the efforts.

An effective and well-acted political thriller based on the real story of GCHQ whistle-blower Katherine Gun's decision to reveal the truth about Bush and Blair's illegal invasion of Iraq. A large cast of good British actors, many of them in small roles, distract attention from the fact that this is very recent history and the narrative is therefore familiar and predictable. Keira Knightley is very good as Gun. Matt Smith as Observer journalist Martin Bright matches her.

Started a bit slowly, but then evolved into a movie I didn't think would keep me so riveted to my chair. Great performances from Keira Knightley and Adam Bakri too.