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Secrets & Lies(1996)
142 mins
type: 
owned
genre(s):
DRAMA

A successful black woman traces her birth mother to a lower-class white woman, who denies it. Emotions run high as everyone's secrets are exposed.

film poster
namecharacter
Michele Austin Dionne
Elizabeth Berrington Jane
Brenda Blethyn Cynthia Rose Purley
Ron Cook Stuart
Phil Davis Man in Suit
Marianne Jean-Baptiste Hortense Cumberbatch
Sheila Kelley Fertile Mother
Phyllis Logan Monica Purley
Lesley Manville Social Worker
Lee Ross Paul
Claire Rushbrook Roxanne Purley
Ruth Sheen Laughing Woman
Timothy Spall Maurice Purley
Alison Steadman Dog Owner
name 
Andrew Dickson composer
Mike Leigh director, writer (original)
Simon Channing Williams producer
yearawardcategoryname
1996 BAFTA Best Actress in a Leading Role Brenda Blethyn
1996 BAFTA Best British Film
1996 Golden Globe Award Best Actress Brenda Blethyn
1997 London Critics' Circle Film Award British Actress of the Year Brenda Blethyn
1997 London Critics' Circle Film Award British Director of the Year Mike Leigh
1997 London Critics' Circle Film Award British Film of the Year