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.”

Released: 1996

PLOT

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.

IMDB RATING

7.6

DIRECTOR

Mike Leigh

WRITER

- Mike Leigh

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🕓Running time: 2h 22m

💰Budget: $4,500,000

🎫Revenue: $13,417,292

Actors

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)

Janice Acquah

Janice AcquahJunior Optician

Keylee Jade Flanders

Keylee Jade FlandersGirl in Opticians (as Keeley Flanders)

Hannah Davis

Hannah DavisFirst Bride

Terence Harvey

Terence HarveyFirst Bride's Father

Kate O'Malley

Kate O'MalleySecond Bride

Joe Tucker

Joe TuckerGroom

Richard Syms

Richard SymsVicar

Grant Masters

Grant MastersBest Man

Annie Hayes

Annie HayesMother in Family Group

Jean Ainslie

Jean AinslieGrandmother

Lucy Sheen

Lucy SheenNurse

Frances Ruffelle

Frances RuffelleYoung Mother

Nitin Ganatra

Nitin GanatraPotential Suitor

Metin Marlow

Metin MarlowConjuror

Su Elliot

Su ElliotRaunchy Woman

Amanda Crossley

Amanda CrossleyRaunchy Woman

Di Sherlock

Di SherlockRaunchy Woman

David Neilson

David NeilsonMan in Suit

Peter Waddington

Peter WaddingtonMan in Suit

Peter Stockbridge

Peter StockbridgeMan in Suit

Rachel Lewis

Rachel LewisGraduate

Paul Trussell

Paul TrussellGrinning Husband

Jonny Coyne

Jonny CoyneFiance

Denise Orita

Denise OritaUneasy Woman

Margery Withers

Margery WithersElderly Lady

Gordon Winter

Gordon WinterLaughing Man

Theresa Watson

Theresa WatsonDaughter

Peter Wight

Peter WightFather in Family Group

Gary McDonald

Gary McDonaldBoxer

Alison Steadman

Alison SteadmanWoman with Dog

Liz Smith

Liz SmithWoman with Cat

Sheila Kelley

Sheila KelleyFertile Mother

Angela Curran

Angela CurranLittle Boy's Mother

Linda Beckett

Linda BeckettPin Up Housewife

Phil Davis

Phil DavisMan in Suit

Wendy Nottingham

Wendy NottinghamGlum Woman

Anthony O'Donnell

Anthony O'DonnellUneasy Man

Ruth Sheen

Ruth SheenLaughing Woman

Mia Soteriou

Mia SoteriouFiancee

Stephen Churchett

Stephen ChurchettMan in Suit

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