![]() ![]() When it came to research, Knightley diligently read the Marcia and Thomas Mitchell book and waded through the hefty Chilcot report. It was an important story to tell and to put out there.” So I thought it was really interesting that there was a story that is such a significant part of modern history that wasn’t really known about or remembered. I was pretty politically aware but at that point I was in America, and it obviously wasn’t really covered there at all. ![]() Knightley was 17 when the Iraq war began in 2003 and admits now that Katharine’s story was not one she recalled. That was the main reason and she gravitated towards it straight away, which was brilliant.” ![]() “She’d never played anything like this, and if she would be willing to take a risk on it, it would be a phenomenal role for her. “We just thought she would be the perfect person,” offers Doherty. The first actor on board was British two-time Oscar-nominee Keira Knightley, cast as Katharine Gun. “When you’re dealing with real-life characters as smart and unique and with the powerful personality of a Ben Emmerson or the genuineness, intelligence, kindness and determination of a reporter like Martin Bright or someone with the spine, courage and integrity of a person like Katharine Gun, you really need to find actors that embody those qualities in themselves,” says Director, Gavin Hood. With her life, liberty and marriage threatened, she must stand up for what she believes in…īringing actors to Official Secrets was always going to be a challenge. Charged with breaking the Official Secrets Act, and facing imprisonment, Katharine and her lawyers set out to defend her actions. In the volatile political climate of 2003, Britain and the US angle to invade Iraq, GCHQ translator Katharine Gun leaks a classified e-mail that urges spying on members of the UN Security Council to force through the resolution to go to war. ![]()
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