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Secrets & Lies (1996)

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.

May 24, 1996
2h 22m
R

Drama

7.6/10

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757 votes on TMDB

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Secrets & Lies is a 1996 drama film directed by Mike Leigh. Its leading cast includes Brenda Blethyn, Marianne Jean-Baptiste and Timothy Spall. It runs for 2 hours 22 minutes.

Synopsis

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.

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Time needed: 2 hours 22 minutes
Age rating (US): R
Language: English
Audience signal: 7.6/10 from 757 TMDB votes

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Cast

Brenda Blethyn Cynthia Rose Purley
Marianne Jean-Baptiste Hortense Cumberbatch
Timothy Spall Maurice Purley
Phyllis Logan Monica Purley
Claire Rushbrook Roxanne Purley
Lee Ross Paul
Lesley Manville The Social Worker
Elizabeth Berrington Jane
Michele Austin Dionne
Ron Cook Stuart
Trevor Laird Hortense's Brother
Brian Bovell Hortense's Brother
Emma Amos Girl with Scar
Clare Perkins Hortense's Sister in Law
Elias Perkins McCook Hortense's Nephew
Jane Mitchell Senior Optician (as June Mitchell)
Janice Acquah Junior Optician
Keylee Jade Flanders Girl in Opticians (as Keeley Flanders)

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