Vera Drake
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Mike Leigh
Imelda Staunton
Daniel Mays
Alex Kelly
Adrian Scarborough
Heather Craney
Film Details
Technical Specs
Synopsis
Vera Drake is a selfless woman who is completely devoted to, and loved by, her working class family. She spends her days doting on them and caring for her sick neighbor and elderly mother. However, she also secretly visits women and helps them induce miscarriages for unwanted pregnancies. While the practice itself was illegal in 1950s England, Vera sees herself as simply helping women in need, and always does so with a smile and kind words of encouragement. When she is finally found out by the authorities, Vera's world and family life rapidly unravel.
Director
Mike Leigh
Cast
Imelda Staunton
Daniel Mays
Alex Kelly
Adrian Scarborough
Heather Craney
Philip Davis
Eddie Marsan
Ruth Sheen
Helen Coker
Martin Savage
Sinead Matthews
Allan Corduner
Lesley Sharp
Fenella Woolgar
Lesley Manville
Sandra Voe
Liz White
Elizabeth Berrington
Peter Wight
Emma Amos
Crew
Danielle Brandon
Josh Bush
Simon Channing-williams
James Clark
Andrew Dickson
Jacqueline Durran
Gail Egan
Tim Fraser
Nina Gold
Christine Gozlan
Andrew Grant
Robert Jones
Mike Leigh
Georgina Lowe
Georgina Lowe
Sarah Mcbryde
Dick Pope
Duncan Reid
Josh Robertson
Jonathan Rutter
Alain Sarde
Eve Stewart
Ed Walsh
Film Details
Technical Specs
Award Nominations
Best Actress
Best Director
Best Original Screenplay
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Co-winner of the 2004 award for Best Actress (Imelda Staunton) by the National Society of Film Critics (NSFC).
Winner of the 2004 award for Actress of the Year (Imelda Staunton) by the London Critics' Circle.
Winner of the 2004 award for Best Actress (Imelda Staunton) by the Chicago Film Critics Association (CFCA).
Winner of the 2004 award for Best Actress (Imelda Staunton) by the Los Angeles Film Critics Association (LAFCA).
Winner of the 2004 award for Best Actress (Imelda Staunton) by the New York Film Critics Circle (NYFCC).
Winner of the 2004 award for Best Actress (Imelda Staunton) by the Seattle Film Critics.
Winner of the 2004 award for Best Actress (Imelda Staunton) by the Toronto Film Critics Association (TFCA).
Winner of the 2004 award for Best Actress (Imelda Staunton) by the Washington DC Area Film Critics Association (WAFCA).
Winner of the Golden Lion for Best Film and Best Actress award (Imelda Staunton) at the 2004 Venice International Film Festival.
Winner of three 2004 awards including Best Director, Best Actress (Imelda Staunton) and Best Costume Design by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA).
Expanded Release in United States October 22, 2004
Released in United States Fall October 10, 2004
Released in United States October 2004
Released in United States on Video March 29, 2005
Released in United States September 2004
Shown at New York Film Festival October 1-17, 2004.
Shown at San Sebastian International Film Festival September 17-25, 2004.
Shown at Venice International Film Festival (in competition) September 1-11, 2004.
Project secured just over $2 million in funding from the U.K. government backed Film Council's Premiere Fund.
Released in United States on Video March 29, 2005
Released in United States September 2004 (Shown at San Sebastian International Film Festival September 17-25, 2004.)
Released in United States September 2004 (Shown at Venice International Film Festival (in competition) September 1-11, 2004.)
Released in United States October 2004 (Shown at New York Film Festival October 1-17, 2004.)
Released in United States Fall October 10, 2004
Expanded Release in United States October 22, 2004
