Synopsis: When her adoptive mother dies, Hortense, a 27 years old black woman, decides to look for her real mother. She is overwhelmed when she discovers that her biological mother, Cynthia, is white and that she has a 20 year old daughter, Roxanne, who she lives with. Despite the panic Cynthia feels when she hears from this long forgotten child and despite everything that separates them, a genuine bond of trust and love gradually grows between them.
Secrets & Lies
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Loading...Territory:
World, except France, Canada, USA
Release date:
1996
Running time:
2 hours 22 minutes
Director:
Mike Leigh
Actors:
Timothy Spall, Brenda Blethyn, Phyllis Logan
Age restriction:
R
Language:
English, French