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Secrets & Lies

“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.”

★ 7.6 TMDB Rating · 755 votes

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.

Director
Mike Leigh
Release date
May 24, 1996
Original language
English
Origin
United Kingdom

Cast of Secrets & Lies

  • Portrait of Brenda Blethyn

    Brenda Blethyn

    Cynthia Rose Purley

  • Portrait of Marianne Jean-Baptiste

    Marianne Jean-Baptiste

    Hortense Cumberbatch

  • Portrait of Timothy Spall

    Timothy Spall

    Maurice Purley

  • Portrait of Phyllis Logan

    Phyllis Logan

    Monica Purley

  • Portrait of Claire Rushbrook

    Claire Rushbrook

    Roxanne Purley

  • Portrait of Lee Ross

    Lee Ross

    Paul

  • Portrait of Lesley Manville

    Lesley Manville

    The Social Worker

  • Portrait of Elizabeth Berrington

    Elizabeth Berrington

    Jane

  • Portrait of Michele Austin

    Michele Austin

    Dionne

  • Portrait of Ron Cook

    Ron Cook

    Stuart

  • Portrait of Trevor Laird

    Trevor Laird

    Hortense's Brother

  • Portrait of Brian Bovell

    Brian Bovell

    Hortense's Brother

Where to Stream Secrets & Lies by Country

United States
Streaming on MaxRent or buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies
United Kingdom
Rent or buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video
India
Rent or buy on Pijama Films
Canada
Streaming on Criterion ChannelRent or buy on Apple TV Store
Australia
Rent or buy on Pijama Films

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