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poster movie Secrets & Lies

Secrets & Lies (1996)

R

1996-05-24

  • Drama

2h 22m

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.

Overview

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.

  • Mike LeighWriter
  • Mike LeighDirector

StatusReleased

Original LanguageEnglish

Original titleSecrets & Lies

Budget$4,500,000.00

Revenue$13,417,292.00

Casts

  • Profile Brenda Blethyn with character Cynthia Rose Purley

    Brenda Blethyn

    Cynthia Rose Purley

  • Profile Marianne Jean-Baptiste with character Hortense Cumberbatch

    Marianne Jean-Baptiste

    Hortense Cumberbatch

  • Profile Timothy Spall with character Maurice Purley

    Timothy Spall

    Maurice Purley

  • Profile Phyllis Logan with character Monica Purley

    Phyllis Logan

    Monica Purley

  • Profile Claire Rushbrook with character Roxanne Purley

    Claire Rushbrook

    Roxanne Purley

  • Profile Lee Ross with character Paul

    Lee Ross

    Paul

  • Profile Lesley Manville with character The Social Worker

    Lesley Manville

    The Social Worker

  • Profile Elizabeth Berrington with character Jane

    Elizabeth Berrington

    Jane

  • Profile Michele Austin with character Dionne

    Michele Austin

    Dionne

  • Profile Ron Cook with character Stuart

    Ron Cook

    Stuart

  • Profile Trevor Laird with character Hortense's Brother

    Trevor Laird

    Hortense's Brother

  • Profile Brian Bovell with character Hortense's Brother

    Brian Bovell

    Hortense's Brother

  • Profile Emma Amos with character Girl with Scar

    Emma Amos

    Girl with Scar

  • Profile Clare Perkins with character Hortense's Sister in Law

    Clare Perkins

    Hortense's Sister in Law

  • Elias Perkins McCook

    Hortense's Nephew

  • Jane Mitchell

    Senior Optician (as June Mitchell)

  • Profile Janice Acquah with character Junior Optician

    Janice Acquah

    Junior Optician

  • Keylee Jade Flanders

    Girl in Opticians (as Keeley Flanders)

  • Hannah Davis

    First Bride

  • Profile Terence Harvey with character First Bride's Father

    Terence Harvey

    First Bride's Father

  • Kate O'Malley

    Second Bride

  • Profile Joe Tucker with character Groom

    Joe Tucker

    Groom

  • Profile Richard Syms with character Vicar

    Richard Syms

    Vicar

  • Profile Grant Masters with character Best Man

    Grant Masters

    Best Man

  • Annie Hayes

    Mother in Family Group

  • Jean Ainslie

    Grandmother

  • Profile Lucy Sheen with character Nurse

    Lucy Sheen

    Nurse

  • Profile Frances Ruffelle with character Young Mother

    Frances Ruffelle

    Young Mother

  • Profile Nitin Ganatra with character Potential Suitor

    Nitin Ganatra

    Potential Suitor

  • Metin Marlow

    Conjuror

  • Su Elliot

    Raunchy Woman

  • Amanda Crossley

    Raunchy Woman

  • Di Sherlock

    Raunchy Woman

  • Profile David Neilson with character Man in Suit

    David Neilson

    Man in Suit

  • Peter Waddington

    Man in Suit

  • Peter Stockbridge

    Man in Suit

  • Rachel Lewis

    Graduate

  • Profile Paul Trussell with character Grinning Husband

    Paul Trussell

    Grinning Husband

  • Profile Jonny Coyne with character Fiance

    Jonny Coyne

    Fiance

  • Denise Orita

    Uneasy Woman

  • Margery Withers

    Elderly Lady

  • Gordon Winter

    Laughing Man

  • Theresa Watson

    Daughter

  • Profile Peter Wight with character Father in Family Group

    Peter Wight

    Father in Family Group

  • Profile Gary McDonald with character Boxer

    Gary McDonald

    Boxer

  • Profile Alison Steadman with character Woman with Dog

    Alison Steadman

    Woman with Dog

  • Profile Liz Smith with character Woman with Cat

    Liz Smith

    Woman with Cat

  • Sheila Kelley

    Fertile Mother

  • Profile Angela Curran with character Little Boy's Mother

    Angela Curran

    Little Boy's Mother

  • Profile Linda Beckett with character Pin Up Housewife

    Linda Beckett

    Pin Up Housewife

  • Profile Phil Davis with character Man in Suit

    Phil Davis

    Man in Suit

  • Profile Wendy Nottingham with character Glum Woman

    Wendy Nottingham

    Glum Woman

  • Profile Anthony O'Donnell with character Uneasy Man

    Anthony O'Donnell

    Uneasy Man

  • Profile Ruth Sheen with character Laughing Woman

    Ruth Sheen

    Laughing Woman

  • Profile Mia Soteriou with character Fiancee

    Mia Soteriou

    Fiancee

  • Profile Stephen Churchett with character Man in Suit

    Stephen Churchett

    Man in Suit