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Overview
Release Date:
25 October 1996 (USA) moreTagline:
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.Plot:
Successful black woman traces her birth mother to a lower-class white woman, who denies it; emotions run high as everyone's secrets are exposed. full summary | add synopsisAwards:
Nominated for 5 Oscars. Another 30 wins & 18 nominations moreUser Comments:
'One of the families favourite films' moreCast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Timothy Spall | ... | Maurice Purley |
 | Phyllis Logan | ... | Monica Purley |
 | Brenda Blethyn | ... | Cynthia Rose Purley |
| Claire Rushbrook | ... | Roxanne Purley |
| Marianne Jean-Baptiste | ... | Hortense Cumberbatch |
| Elizabeth Berrington | ... | Jane |
| Michele Austin | ... | Dionne |
| Lee Ross | ... | Paul |
| Lesley Manville | ... | Social Worker |
| Ron Cook | ... | Stuart |
| Emma Amos | ... | Girl with Scar |
| Brian Bovell | ... | Hortense's Brother |
| Trevor Laird | ... | Hortense's Brother |
| Claire Perkins | ... | Hortense's Sister-in-Law (as Clare Perkins) |
| Elias Perkins McCook | ... | Hortense's Nephew |
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Rated R for language.Parents Guide:
View content advisory for parentsRuntime:
142 min | USA:136 minLanguage:
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1.85 : 1 moreSound Mix:
Dolby SRCertification:
South Korea:15 | Iceland:L | Argentina:13 | Australia:MA (original rating) | Australia:M (re-rating) | Belgium:KT | Chile:14 | Finland:K-8 | Hong Kong:IIA | Netherlands:AL | Peru:14 | Portugal:M/12 | Spain:13 | Sweden:7 | UK:15 | USA:RMOVIEmeter: 
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Most of the script was improvised. Writer/director Mike Leigh told each of the actors what his/her part in the story was and they each developed their own characters. moreSoundtrack:
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'Secrets and lies' is one of the families favourite films. A real-life drama full of interest, lightened with splashes of comedy, and has an almost 'documentary' feel thanks to a great cast.
I can feel for every character in the movie, even the boozy previous owner of the photography studio.
If I had made a movie, I would like it to have been 'Secrets and Lies'.