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Secrets & Lies
7.67551996142 min

Secrets & Lies

Roxanne drives her mother crazy. Maurice never speaks to his niece. Cynthia has a shock for her family. Monica can't talk to her husband. Hortense has never met her mother.

Drama

Director: Mike Leigh

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The story

After her adoptive mother dies, Hortense, a successful black optometrist, seeks out her birth mother. She's shocked when her research leads her to Cynthia, a working class white woman.

Original title
Secrets & Lies
Release date
1996-05-24
Original language
en
Budget
USD 4500000
Box office
USD 13417292

Cast

Brenda Blethyn
Brenda BlethynCynthia Rose Purley
Marianne Jean-Baptiste
Marianne Jean-BaptisteHortense Cumberbatch
Timothy Spall
Timothy SpallMaurice Purley
Phyllis Logan
Phyllis LoganMonica Purley
Claire Rushbrook
Claire RushbrookRoxanne Purley
Lee Ross
Lee RossPaul
Lesley Manville
Lesley ManvilleThe Social Worker
Elizabeth Berrington
Elizabeth BerringtonJane
Michele Austin
Michele AustinDionne
Ron Cook
Ron CookStuart
Trevor Laird
Trevor LairdHortense's Brother
Brian Bovell
Brian BovellHortense's Brother
Emma Amos
Emma AmosGirl with Scar
Clare Perkins
Clare PerkinsHortense's Sister in Law
Elias Perkins McCook
Elias Perkins McCookHortense's Nephew
Jane Mitchell
Jane MitchellSenior Optician (as June Mitchell)

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