london, england,parent child relationship,adoption,socially deprived family,reunion,criterion,candid,loving

Secrets & Lies (1996)

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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.

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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Cast & Crew

Director
Mike Leigh
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    Cynthia Rose Purley Brenda Blethyn
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    Hortense Cumberbatch Marianne Jean-Baptiste
  • Profile picture of Timothy Spall
    Maurice Purley Timothy Spall
  • Profile picture of Phyllis Logan
    Monica Purley Phyllis Logan
  • Profile picture of Claire Rushbrook
    Roxanne Purley Claire Rushbrook
  • Profile picture of Lee Ross
    Paul Lee Ross
  • Profile picture of Lesley Manville
    The Social Worker Lesley Manville
  • Profile picture of Elizabeth Berrington
    Jane Elizabeth Berrington

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Keywords

  • london, england
  • parent child relationship
  • adoption
  • socially deprived family
  • reunion
  • criterion
  • candid
  • loving