FILM

Secrets & Lies

A successful black woman discovers that her birth mother is a lower-class white woman, but the woman denies it. As emotions run high, everyone's secrets are exposed.<br />
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Secrets & Lies
Released:
September 27, 1996

Cast:

Timothy Spall
Brenda Blethyn
Phyllis Logan
Marianne Jean-Baptiste
Claire Rushbrook

Director:
Mike Leigh

Producer:
Simon Channing Williams

Written by:
Mike Leigh

Budget:
4.5 million

Box Office:
13.4 million

Awards:

Nominated - Academy Award for Best Picture
Nominated - Academy Award for Best Director (Mike Leigh)
Nominated - Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay (Mike Leigh)
Nominated - Academy Award for Best Actress (Brenda Blethyn)
Nominated - Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress (Marianne Jean-Baptiste)
Palme d’Or - Cannes Film Festival



Metacritic Score:
91

Rotten Tomatoes Score:
94 percent