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Drama
1996
2 hours and 22 minutes
After her adoptive mother dies, Hortense, a successful black optometrist, seeks out her birth mother. She's shocked when her research leads her to a working class white woman, Cynthia.
Original title:
Secrets & Lies
Release:
May 24, 1996
Original language:
English
Production country:
FranceUnited Kingdom
Producer company:
Budget:
4.500.000 $
Revenue:
13.417.292 $
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Cast
Brenda Blethyn
Cynthia Rose Purley
Cynthia Rose Purley
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Marianne Jean-Baptiste
Hortense Cumberbatch
Hortense Cumberbatch
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Timothy Spall
Maurice Purley
Maurice Purley
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Phyllis Logan
Monica Purley
Monica Purley
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Claire Rushbrook
Roxanne Purley
Roxanne Purley
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Lee Ross
Paul
Paul
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Lesley Manville
The Social Worker
The Social Worker
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Elizabeth Berrington
Jane
Jane
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Michele Austin
Dionne
Dionne
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Ron Cook
Stuart
Stuart
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Trevor Laird
Hortense's Brother
Hortense's Brother
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Brian Bovell
Hortense's Brother
Hortense's Brother
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Emma Amos
Girl with Scar
Girl with Scar
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Clare Perkins
Hortense's Sister in Law
Hortense's Sister in Law
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Elias Perkins McCook
Hortense's Nephew
Hortense's Nephew
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Jane Mitchell
Senior Optician (as June Mitchell)
Senior Optician (as June Mitchell)
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Janice Acquah
Junior Optician
Junior Optician
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Keylee Jade Flanders
Girl in Opticians (as Keeley Flanders)
Girl in Opticians (as Keeley Flanders)
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Hannah Davis
First Bride
First Bride
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Terence Harvey
First Bride's Father
First Bride's Father
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Kate O'Malley
Second Bride
Second Bride
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Joe Tucker
Groom
Groom
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Richard Syms
Vicar
Vicar
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Grant Masters
Best Man
Best Man
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Annie Hayes
Mother in Family Group
Mother in Family Group
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Jean Ainslie
Grandmother
Grandmother
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Lucy Sheen
Nurse
Nurse
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Frances Ruffelle
Young Mother
Young Mother
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Nitin Ganatra
Potential Suitor
Potential Suitor
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Metin Marlow
Conjuror
Conjuror
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Su Elliot
Raunchy Woman
Raunchy Woman
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Amanda Crossley
Raunchy Woman
Raunchy Woman
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Di Sherlock
Raunchy Woman
Raunchy Woman
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David Neilson
Man in Suit
Man in Suit
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Peter Waddington
Man in Suit
Man in Suit
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Peter Stockbridge
Man in Suit
Man in Suit
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Rachel Lewis
Graduate
Graduate
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Paul Trussell
Grinning Husband
Grinning Husband
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Jonny Coyne
Fiance
Fiance
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Denise Orita
Uneasy Woman
Uneasy Woman
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Margery Withers
Elderly Lady
Elderly Lady
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Gordon Winter
Laughing Man
Laughing Man
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Theresa Watson
Daughter
Daughter
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Peter Wight
Father in Family Group
Father in Family Group
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Gary McDonald
Boxer
Boxer
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Alison Steadman
Woman with Dog
Woman with Dog
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Liz Smith
Woman with Cat
Woman with Cat
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Sheila Kelley
Fertile Mother
Fertile Mother
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Angela Curran
Little Boy's Mother
Little Boy's Mother
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Linda Beckett
Pin Up Housewife
Pin Up Housewife
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Phil Davis
Man in Suit
Man in Suit
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Wendy Nottingham
Glum Woman
Glum Woman
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Anthony O'Donnell
Uneasy Man
Uneasy Man
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Ruth Sheen
Laughing Woman
Laughing Woman
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Mia Soteriou
Fiancee
Fiancee
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Stephen Churchett
Man in Suit
Man in Suit
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