Official Secrets review, Culture Whisper (LFF)
The UK’s controversial involvement in Iraq feels like a pale contender to the current political apocalypse. But, considering the lives lost during that time, its weight still hangs heavy in history.
Official Secrets, based on the true story of whistle-blower Katherine Gun, tries its best to recapture that tangible period. The film — director Gavin Hood’s eighth feature, following his superior drone thriller Eye in the Sky — is patchy and dramatic, but provides a small, educational insight into one of the most important leaks in modern times.
