Official Secrets at 51Fest with Katharine Gun, Amy Goodman, & Lydia Polgreen – Women in the World

Following the 51fest New York premiere of her OfficialSecrets biopic, British whistleblower Katharine Gun revealed what it was that led her, an ordinary person, to commit an extraordinary act. Watch the full conversation here 🎥: iraqwar whistleblower

New York Premiere. Based on actual events, Official Secrets tells the remarkable story of Katharine Gun and her effort to stop an illegal war. In 2003 at her job as a British intelligence specialist, Gun comes across a disturbing email from the US National Security Agency division chief: a request for UK assistance in blackmailing members of the United Nations Security Council into endorsing an invasion of Iraq.

Gun leaks the email to the press, setting off a chain of events that exposes an international conspiracy and lands her in custody, charged under Britain’s Official Secrets Act. The movie is part political thriller and part personal journey as Gun navigates and endures the consequences faced by an ordinary person committing an extraordinary act.

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