Secrets & Lies (1996)
Secrets & Lies is a 1996 drama movie directed by Mike Leigh, with a running time of 2h 22m. It stars Brenda Blethyn, Marianne Jean-Baptiste and Timothy Spall.
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.
Where to watch Secrets & Lies
Stream: Criterion Channel, HBO Max, HBO Max Amazon Channel
Rent: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Fandango At Home, Google Play Movies, YouTube
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Cast
- Brenda Blethyn as Cynthia Rose Purley
- Marianne Jean-Baptiste as Hortense Cumberbatch
- Timothy Spall as Maurice Purley
- Phyllis Logan as Monica Purley
- Claire Rushbrook as Roxanne Purley
- Lee Ross as Paul
- Lesley Manville as The Social Worker
- Elizabeth Berrington as Jane
- Michele Austin as Dionne
- Ron Cook as Stuart
- Trevor Laird as Hortense's Brother
- Brian Bovell as Hortense's Brother