Secrets & Lies

Released Year: 1996

Certificate: U

Runtime: 136 minutes

Genre: Comedy, Drama

IMDB Rating:

Meta Score: 91

Director: Mike Leigh

Stars: Timothy Spall, Brenda Blethyn, Phyllis Logan, Claire Rushbrook

No of Votes: 37564

Gross: 13417292

Overview: 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.

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