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Official Secrets (15)

'+ Breakfast Deal

Thu 01 Jan 1970 - Thu 01 Jan 1970

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£7* | £5* students/under 25s | 3 films for £18*

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Official Secrets (15)

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Official Secrets (15)

Dir. Gavin Hood
112 mins | UK, USA | 2019

SHOWING TIMES:

  • Fri 15 Nov: 1.30pm & 6pm 
  • Sat 16 Nov: 8pm 
  • Sun 17 Nov: 4pm 
  • Mon 18 Nov: 7.30pm 
  • Tue 19 Nov: 10.45am + Breakfast Deal 
  • Wed 20 Nov: 2pm 
  • Thu 21 Nov: 7.30pm

Based on the book The Spy Who Tried to Stop a War, Official Secrets tells the true story of British secret-service officer Katharine Gun, who during the immediate run-up to the 2003 invasion of Iraq leaked a top-secret National Security Agency memo. The memo – which exposed an illegal U.S.-U.K. spying operation against members of the United Nations Security Council – proposed blackmailing smaller, undecided member states into voting for war.

Writer/director Gavin Hood masterfully dramatises these real-life events and brings Gun to life as an ordinary woman in an extraordinary situation. By slowly revealing specific details and lingering on pivotal moments, Hood creates an intense atmosphere that captivates you until the very end and begs the question: what would you do? Keira Knightley’s quietly powerful performance as Gun allows us a unique look into the psychology behind her decision to risk both her family’s safety and her own life without always knowing why. The result is a portrait of human nature that focuses on what is best in all of us.


BREAKFAST + FILM

Enjoy breakfast in our Café Bar before the screening on Tue 19 Nov.

£9.50: Film + cup of tea + something from our breakfast menu.



VENUE: EXETER PHOENIX, STUDIO 74

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