Official Secrets
Synopsis
The Observer newspaper in the UK broke the story and Gun was subsequently arrested and charged under the Official Secrets Act, sparking a public outcry. Authorities dropped the case almost as soon as her trial began in early 2004.
Official Selection Sundance Film Festival 2019 - Premieres - World premiere
Official Selection BFI London Film Festival 2019 - Debate Strand Gala - European premiere
Details
- Year
- 2019
- Type of film
- Features
- Running time
- 112 mins
- Director
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Gavin Hood
- Producer
- Ged Doherty, Elizabeth Fowler, Melissa Shiyu Zuo
- Executive Producer
- Claudia Bluemhuber, Anne Sheehan, Hugo Heppell
- Screenwriter
- Gregory Bernstein (screenplay), Sara Bernstein (screenplay), Gavin Hood (screenplay)
- Director of Photography
- Florian Hoffmeister
- Production Designer
- Simon Rogers
- Principal cast
- Keira Knightley, Matt Smith, Ralph Fiennes, Matthew Goode, Conleth Hill, Indira Varma, Rhys Ifans, MyAnna Buring
Categories
Production Status
Production Company
US, UK co-production
A Classified Films (UK), The Mark Gordon Company (US), eOne Features (UK), Raindog Films (UK) production with support from Screen Yorkshire (UK)
Classified Films
Prime Studios94 - 96 Kirkstall Road
Leeds
LS3 1HD
eOne Features
45 Warren StreetLondon
W1T 6AG
Raindog Films
18 Broadwick Street, 4th FloorLondon
W1F 8HS
Sales Company
Sierra / Affinity
9378 Wilshire Blvd. #210 Suite 210Beverly Hills
CA 90212
USA
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