Na de dood van haar adoptieouders neemt een succesvolle jonge zwarte optometrist contact op met haar biologische moeder, een eenzame, blanke fabrieksarbeidster die in armoede leeft in Oost-Londen.

Quotes

“Secrets and Lies is a beautifully constructed sentimental melodrama, with none of the rough edges that Mike Leigh has insisted on in the past.” Independent UK
“Secrets & Lies is littered with scenes that begin at a fever pitch before descending into a becalmed, meditative state.” Slant Magazine
“Leigh’s best work yet is indisputably screen art, but it’s a flesh-and-blood ‘people’ movie, too.” USA Today
“It moves us on a human level, it keeps us guessing during scenes as unpredictable as life, and it shows us how ordinary people have a chance of somehow coping with their problems, which are rather ordinary, too.” Chicago Sun-Times

Prijzen

Genomineerd voor 5 Oscars.
Winnaar Palme d’Or & Beste Actrice Brenda Blethyn – Cannes 1996
Winnaar Best Screenplay Mike Leigh & Beste Actrice Brenda Blethyn – BAFTA Awards 1997
Winnaar Beste Actrice Brenda Blethyn – Golden Globes 1997
En nog veel meer!

Festivals

Cannes 1996

Credits

Release: 27 februari 2025
Regie: Mike Leigh
Cast: Timothy Spall, Brenda Blethyn, Phyllis Logan, Marianne Jean-Baptiste, Claire Rushbrook
Originele taal: Engels
UK/FR – 1996 – 136 min

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