Secrets & Lies
Brief Synopsis
A successful black woman locates her biological mother, a poor, white factory worker in East London.
Cast & Crew
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Mike Leigh
Director
Marianne Jean-baptiste
Hortense Cumberbatch
Brenda Blethyn
Cynthia Purley
Timothy Spall
Maurice
Phyllis Logan
Monica Purley
Claire Rushbrook
Roxanne
Film Details
Also Known As
Hemligheter & lögner, Secretos y mentiras, Secrets and Lies, Secrets et mensonges
MPAA Rating
Genre
Drama
Foreign
Release Date
1996
Production Company
Afm Lighting; Film Finances, Inc.; Joe Dunton & Company International, Inc.; Metrocolor; Peerless Camera Company; Roger Sampson; Set Meals; Thin Man Films, Ltd.; WB De Lane Lea
Distribution Company
ALLIANCE RELEASING/OCTOBER FILMS; Alliance Releasing; Alliance Releasing; CBS Video; Cinelibre; October Films; Rialto Films; Sandrew Metronome Distribution Sverige Ab (Sweden)
Location
London, England, United Kingdom
Technical Specs
Duration
2h 22m
Synopsis
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. As the two warily forge a bond, they must learn to cope with the tensions and confusions of their extended families and the hidden truths that remain between them.
Director
Mike Leigh
Director
Cast
Marianne Jean-baptiste
Hortense Cumberbatch
Brenda Blethyn
Cynthia Purley
Timothy Spall
Maurice
Phyllis Logan
Monica Purley
Claire Rushbrook
Roxanne
Elizabeth Berrington
Jane
Michele Austin
Lee Ross
Paul
Lesley Manville
Social Worker
Ron Cook
Stuart
Emma Amos
Girl With Scar
Brian Boyell
Hortense'S Brother
Trevor Laird
Hortense'S Brother
Clare Perkins
Hortense'S Sister In Law
Elias Perkins Mccook
Hortense'S Nephew
June Mitchell
Senior Optometrist
Janice Acquah
Junior Optician
Keeley Flanders
Girl In Optician'S
Hannah Davis
Bride No 1
Terence Harvey
No 1 Bride'S Father
Kate O'malley
Bride No 2
Joe Tucker
Groom
Richard Syms
Vicar
Grant Masters
Best Man
Annie Hayes
Mother In Family Group
Jean Ainslie
Grandmother
Daniel Smith
Teenage Son
Lucy Sheen
Nurse
Francis Ruffelle
Young Mother
Felix Manley
Baby
Nitin Ganatra
Potential Husband
Metin Marlow
Conjuror
Amanda Crossley
Raunchy Woman
Su Elliot
Raunchy Woman
Di Sherlock
Raunchy Woman
Alex Squires
Triplet
Lauren Squires
Triplet
Sade Squires
Triplet
Dominic Curran
Little Boy
Stephen Churchett
Man In Suit
David Neilsen
Man In Suit
Peter Stockbridge
Man In Suit
Peter Waddington
Man In Suit
Rachel Lewis
Graduate
Paul Trussell
Grinning Husband
Denise Orita
Uneasy Woman
Margery Withers
Elderly Lady
Theresa Watson
Daughter
Gordon Winter
Laughing Man
Jonathan Coyne
Fiance
Peter Wight
Father In Family Group
Gary Mcdonald
Boxer
Alison Steadman
Dog Owner
Liz Smith
Cat Owner
Sheila Kelley
Fertil Mother
Angela Curran
Little Boy'S Mother
Linda Beckett
Pin Up Housewife
Philip Davis
Man In Suits
Wendy Tottingham
Glum Wife
Anthony O'donnell
Uneasy Man
Ruth Sheen
Laughing Woman
Mia Soteriou
Fiance
Sheila Kelley
Frances Ruffelle
Crew
Chris Allies
Titles
Graham Baker
Rigging Electrician
Sue Baker
Editor
Orin Beaton
Boom Operator
Hilly Benjamin
Art Director
Richard Blackmore
Generator Operator
Christine Blundell
Makeup Designer
Mick Boggis
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Jim Booth
Art Department
Lucy Bristow
Camera Focus Puller
Mike Carter
Assistant Location Manager
Kirstin Chalmers
Makeup
Kirstin Chalmers
Hair
Simon Channing-williams
Producer
Alison Chitty
Production Designer
Alan Coster
Electrician
Frankie Cox
Best Boy
Paul Cutler
Props
Marco Di Giulio
Electrician
Chas Dickie
Music
Andrew Dickson
Music
Ian Differ
Digital Effects Artist
Martin Duncan
Gaffer
Graham Easton
Other
Stephanie Faugier
Production Coordinator
Martin Fitzpatrick
Props
Valentina Giambanco
Assistant Editor
Theodore Goddard
Legal Counsel
Keith Grant
Music Engineer
Diane Greaves
Foley
Diane Greaves
Foley
Michelle Greaves
Foley
John Gregory
Editor
Loveday Harding
Boom Operator
Derek Holding
Adr Editor
Zerlina Hughes
Assistant Director
Guy Hunt
Carpenter
Philip Kenny
Production Executive
Michael Laird
Music
Mike Leigh
Screenwriter
David Lewisohn
Legal Counsel
Derek Lomas
Dialogue Editor
Peter Looby
Props
Georgina Lowe
Production Supervisor
Kate Mackenzie
Assistant Editor
Peter Maxwell
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Simon Mein
Still Photographer
Steve Mercer
Digital Effects Artist
Mark Mostyn
Location Manager
Bill Nixon
Driver
Clive Noakes
Color Timer
Nick Orlande
Construction Manager
Andy Ormisher
Rigging Gaffer
Jennie Osborn
1st Assistant Director
Step Parikian
Music Supervisor
Susie Parriss
Casting
Dick Pope
Director Of Photography
Dick Pope
Dp/Cinematographer
Zoe Porter
Wardrobe
Matthew Potts
Office Runner
Maria Price
Costume Designer
Tom Read
Props
Deborah Reade
Assistant
George Richards
Sound Recordist
George S Richardson
Sound Recorder
Josh Robertson
Assistant Director
Chris Rose
1st Assistant Director
Nick Rose
Property Master
Guy Rutter
Painter
Roger Sampson
Production Insurance
Ian Seymour
Assistant Editor
Dan Shoring
Loader
Dave Smith
Titles And Opticals
Paula Spinks
Assistant Director
Paddy Stern
Casting
Victoria Stevens
Digital Effects Artist
Eve Stewart
Art Director
Bianca Stone
Transportation
John Stone
Transportation
Heather Storr
Script Supervisor
Colin Strachan
Grip
Ted Swanscott
Adr
Ted Swanscott
Foley Mixer
Jacki Thomas
Wardrobe Assistant
Claire Thompson
Office Runner
Bill Trent
Foley Editor
Sarah Trowse
Accounting Assistant
Helen Tunstall
Music
Will Tyler
Production Accountant
Ivo Van Der Werff
Music
Kirstin Weguelin
Hair
Kirstin Weguelin
Makeup
Chris West
Music
Mark Westaway
Legal Counsel
Bill Wright
Driver
Allison Wyldeck
Costume Supervisor
Karen Yeaman
Digital Effects Artist
Film Details
Also Known As
Hemligheter & lögner, Secretos y mentiras, Secrets and Lies, Secrets et mensonges
MPAA Rating
Genre
Drama
Foreign
Release Date
1996
Production Company
Afm Lighting; Film Finances, Inc.; Joe Dunton & Company International, Inc.; Metrocolor; Peerless Camera Company; Roger Sampson; Set Meals; Thin Man Films, Ltd.; WB De Lane Lea
Distribution Company
ALLIANCE RELEASING/OCTOBER FILMS; Alliance Releasing; Alliance Releasing; CBS Video; Cinelibre; October Films; Rialto Films; Sandrew Metronome Distribution Sverige Ab (Sweden)
Location
London, England, United Kingdom
Technical Specs
Duration
2h 22m
Award Nominations
Best Actress
1996
Brenda Blethyn
Best Director
1996
Best Original Screenplay
1996
Best Picture
1996
Best Supporting Actress
1996
Articles
Secrets & Lies
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. As the two warily forge a bond, they must learn to cope with the tensions and confusions of their extended families and the hidden truths that remain between them.
Secrets & Lies
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. As the two warily forge a bond, they must learn to cope with the tensions and confusions of their extended families and the hidden truths that remain between them.
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Expanded Release in United States November 1, 1996
Expanded Release in United States November 8, 1996
Expanded Release in United States November 15, 1996
Expanded Release in United States February 14, 1997
Expanded Release in United States February 21, 1997
Expanded Release in United States February 28, 1997
Released in United States on Video April 15, 1997
Released in United States 1996 (Shown at New York Film Festival (Opening Night) September 27 - October 13, 1996.)
Released in United States 1996 (Shown at Telluride Film Festival August 30 - September 2, 1996.)
Released in United States June 1996 (Shown at Sydney Film Festival June 7-22, 1996.)
Released in United States August 1996 (Shown at Locarno International Film Festival August 2-12, 1996.)
Released in United States September 1996 (Shown at Pusan International Film Festival (Opening Film) September 13-21, 1996.)
Released in United States October 1996 (Shown at Chicago International Film Festival October 10-20, 1996.)
Winner of the 1996 awards for Best Director and Best Actress (Brenda Blethyn) from the Boston Society of Film Critics.
Winner of the Audience Award for best film at the 1996 Sydney Film Festival. Also named best film in a separate vote by Sydney film critics.
Winner of the Palme d'Or at the 1996 Cannes Film Festival. Also received the Best Actress Award (Brenda Blethyn), the International Film Critics Prize (FIPRESCI), and the Ecumenical Jury Prize.
Released in United States Fall September 28, 1996
Released in United States October 4, 1996
Expanded Release in United States October 11, 1996
Expanded Release in United States October 18, 1996
Expanded Release in United States October 25, 1996
Expanded Release in United States November 1, 1996
Expanded Release in United States November 8, 1996
Expanded Release in United States November 15, 1996
Expanded Release in United States February 14, 1997
Expanded Release in United States February 21, 1997
Expanded Release in United States February 28, 1997
Released in United States on Video April 15, 1997
Released in United States 1996
Released in United States June 1996
Released in United States August 1996
Released in United States September 1996
Released in United States October 1996
Shown at New York Film Festival (Opening Night) September 27 - October 13, 1996.
Shown at Sydney Film Festival June 7-22, 1996.
Shown at Locarno International Film Festival August 2-12, 1996.
Shown at Pusan International Film Festival (Opening Film) September 13-21, 1996.
Shown at Chicago International Film Festival October 10-20, 1996.
Completed shooting August 12, 1995.
Began shooting May 29, 1995.
Released in United States Fall September 28, 1996
Released in United States October 4, 1996 (Los Angeles)
Expanded Release in United States October 11, 1996
Expanded Release in United States October 18, 1996
Expanded Release in United States October 25, 1996
Winner of the 1996 award for Best Picture from the Los Angeles Film Critics Association. Also cited for Best Actress (Brenda Blethyn) and Best Director.
