- "Official Secrets" by Gavin Hood returns to the ordeal of Katharine Gun, a British whistleblower.
- The latter risked her life for her convictions when she discovered the pressure from the United States to start the war in Iraq.
- The real Katharine Gun supports the film which tells her story.
If the name of Katharine Gun is not known in France, that could change with Official Secrets by Gavin Hood available in e-cinema (VOD, DVD and Blu-ray). In 2003, this British intelligence worker who plays Keira Knightley risked her life trying to stop the war in Iraq.
"I didn't see it as a personal risk," said the real Katharine Gun at 20 Minutes . When I found out what was going on, I couldn't remain silent, it was a matter of duty. The young woman revealed that the United States wanted England to help them gather compromising information about certain members of the UN Security Council to force them to vote in favor of the conflict.
A true heroine
Journalist Martin Bright (played by Matt Smith, renowned for playing the title role of Doctor Who from 2009 to 2013) helped her uncover the truth as the English government began to transform the life of the female pitcher. alert in hell. "I was considered a traitor but I do not regret what I did, insists the forties. I couldn't have looked in the mirror if I hadn't reacted. Her ordeal and that of her husband of Turkish origin are widely shared by a spectator who takes up the cause of a courageous woman putting public interest before her own safety.
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Know to act
"Certainly, she could not prevent the war, but her example is in every way remarkable. It is thanks to people like her that we can inform the population, ”insists journalist Martin Bright. Like Katharine Gun, he got involved in the production of Official Secrets . Both are fully behind Gavin Hood and his project. "Our history is only important because it shows that a simple individual can speak out against injustice," insists Katharine Gun. This is a message that I find important today. To know is to be able to act. The film fascinates by paying him a vibrant tribute.
A beautiful incarnation
The duo is more than delighted to be embodied by such renowned actors. “When I was anxious for my life, I never thought I would be played by Keira Knightley. It was worth taking all these risks, ”jokes Katharine Gun. She turns out to be as charismatic as her film alter ego.
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