Secrets & Lies
📖 Synopsis
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.
🎥 Production Details
- Tagline
- “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.”
- Release Status
- Released
- Genres
- Drama
- Director
- Mike Leigh
- Original Language
- EN
🎭 Cast
Brenda BlethynCynthia Rose Purley
Marianne Jean-BaptisteHortense Cumberbatch
Timothy SpallMaurice Purley
Phyllis LoganMonica Purley
Claire RushbrookRoxanne Purley
Lee RossPaul
Lesley ManvilleThe Social Worker
Elizabeth BerringtonJane
Michele AustinDionne
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❓ Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Secrets & Lies about?
- 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.
- Who directed Secrets & Lies?
- Secrets & Lies was directed by Mike Leigh.
- When was Secrets & Lies released?
- Secrets & Lies was released on May 24, 1996.
- How long is Secrets & Lies?
- Secrets & Lies has a runtime of 2h 22m.
- Where can I track Secrets & Lies?
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