Secrets & Lies

May 24, 1996
Directed by
Mike Leigh

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.

london, england

parent child relationship

adoption

socially deprived family

reunion

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Last Updated: 6 days ago

Cast

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

Emma Amos as Girl with Scar

Emma Amos

Girl with Scar

Clare Perkins as Hortense's Sister in Law

Clare Perkins

Hortense's Sister in Law

Elias Perkins McCook

Hortense's Nephew

Official Trailer

Official Trailer

Channel 4 Promo

Channel 4 Promo

United States TV Spot

United States TV Spot

Main Title Sequence

Main Title Sequence

Photo Studio Scene

Photo Studio Scene

Secrets & Lies Q&A | Mike Leigh in Conversation

Secrets & Lies Q&A | Mike Leigh in Conversation

Mike Leigh on the Making of Secrets & Lies

Mike Leigh on the Making of Secrets & Lies

Director's Cut: Mike Leigh on Secrets and Lies - Film 2011 With Claudia Winkleman - BBC

Director's Cut: Mike Leigh on Secrets and Lies - Film 2011 With Claudia Winkleman - BBC

Brenda Blethyn on Secrets & Lies

Brenda Blethyn on Secrets & Lies

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