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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.”

★ 7.6 / 10 (757 votes)May 24, 1996142 minEN
Drama

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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Movie facts

Release dateMay 24, 1996
StatusReleased
Runtime142 min
Rating★ 7.6 / 10
CertificationR
Original languageGreek, English
CountryUnited Kingdom, France
Budget$4,500,000
Revenue$13,417,292
ProductionCiBy 2000, Thin Man Films, Channel Four Films
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Crew

Director

Mike Leigh

Writers

Mike Leigh

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Cast

Brenda BlethynBrenda BlethynCynthia Rose Purley
Marianne Jean-BaptisteMarianne Jean-BaptisteHortense Cumberbatch
Timothy SpallTimothy SpallMaurice Purley
Phyllis LoganPhyllis LoganMonica Purley
Claire RushbrookClaire RushbrookRoxanne Purley
Lee RossLee RossPaul
Lesley ManvilleLesley ManvilleThe Social Worker
Elizabeth BerringtonElizabeth BerringtonJane
Michele AustinMichele AustinDionne
Ron CookRon CookStuart
Trevor LairdTrevor LairdHortense's Brother
Brian BovellBrian BovellHortense's Brother
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