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Feature film — 1996

Secrets & Lies (1996)

7.62h 22mDrama

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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A high-signal pick with 757 votes.

CiBy 2000 / Thin Man Films / Channel Four Films

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Director: Mike Leigh

On screen

Cast & crew

Brenda Blethyn as Cynthia Rose Purley

Brenda Blethyn

Cynthia Rose Purley

Marianne Jean-Baptiste as Hortense Cumberbatch

Marianne Jean-Baptiste

Hortense Cumberbatch

Timothy Spall as Maurice Purley

Timothy Spall

Maurice Purley

Phyllis Logan as Monica Purley

Phyllis Logan

Monica Purley

Claire Rushbrook as Roxanne Purley

Claire Rushbrook

Roxanne Purley

Lee Ross as Paul

Lee Ross

Paul

Lesley Manville as The Social Worker

Lesley Manville

The Social Worker

Elizabeth Berrington as Jane

Elizabeth Berrington

Jane

Michele Austin as Dionne

Michele Austin

Dionne

Ron Cook as Stuart

Ron Cook

Stuart

Trevor Laird as Hortense's Brother

Trevor Laird

Hortense's Brother

Brian Bovell as Hortense's Brother

Brian Bovell

Hortense's Brother

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