Official Secrets

Official Secrets chronicles the clandestine actions of Katharine Gun, a British intelligence officer, as she exposes a covert NSA memo in 2003. The document details a joint US-UK plot to manipulate UN Security Council members into supporting the Iraq War through illegal surveillance and blackmail. Director Gavin Hood’s film refracts the ethical dilemmas and personal risks Gun faced in her quest for transparency, casting a stark light on the intersection of patriotism and moral duty.