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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.

1996·Directed by Mike Leigh·3.8·2h 22m
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DramaUnited KingdomFrance

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.

Recommended by 4 People

“Mike Leigh transformed the kitchen-sink drama into the most operatic, intense, crushing experience, watching cinema through performance.”

Rose Byrne
Rose Byrne

Actor

“When I was young and I wanted to be an actress brand of Blethyn and this was so inspiring she was nominated for an Oscar I believe at the time.”

Kerry Condon
Kerry Condon

Actor

“I love this film. Timothy Spall's an amazing actor that I worked with on Love's Labor's Lost.”

Alicia Silverstone
Alicia Silverstone

Actor

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