Timothy Spall
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Feb 28, 1997 · Secrets & Lies: Directed by Mike Leigh. With Timothy Spall, Phyllis Logan, Brenda Blethyn, Claire Rushbrook. Following the death of her adoptive parents, a successful young black optometrist establishes contact with her biological mother -- a lonely white factory worker living in poverty in East London.
- (46K)
- Comedy, Drama
- Mike Leigh
- 1997-02-28
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Plot. Hortense Cumberbatch, a black optometrist in London, embarks on a journey to trace her family history following the death of her adoptive mother. Despite warnings about potential challenges, she discovers her birth mother is Cynthia Purley, a white woman working in a cardboard box factory in East London.
- Mike Leigh
- Mike Leigh
Watchlist. After her adoptive mother dies, Hortense (Marianne Jean-Baptiste), a successful black eye doctor, seeks out her birth mother. She's shocked when her research leads her to a lower-class...
- (45)
- Drama
- R
Jan 28, 2009 · Roger Ebert January 28, 2009. Tweet. Cynthia (Brenda Blethyn) gets some surprising news from her past in "Secrets Lies." Now streaming on: Powered by JustWatch. Too much attention is paid to Mike Leigh 's famous method for "devising" his screenplays.
