Secrets & Lies (1996)

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Reason:Profanity

Plot

After her adoptive mother dies, Hortense, a successful black optometrist, seeks out her birth mother. She's shocked when her research leads her to Cynthia, a working class white woman.

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Featurette Director's Cut: Mike Leigh on Secrets and Lies - Film 2011 With Claudia Winkleman - BBC Featurette Mike Leigh on the Making of Secrets & Lies

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CRCulver ★ 8.0/10

SECRETS AND LIES is a 1996 film by Mike Leigh that, appropriately enough, is concerned with the things that members of a family conceal from each other. Hortense (Marianne Jean-Baptiste), a black w…27. May 2018

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Peter McGinn ★ 10.0/10

If I ever get around to drawing up a list of my top 25 favorite non-blockbuster movies, Secrets and Lies would roll in very near the top. I have watched it a few times and expect I will continue to do…23. Aug 2020

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Filipe Manuel Neto ★ 6.0/10

**A good work, currently forgotten.** Just when I think I've seen all sorts of movies about racism, issues of race or prejudice, there's something new that comes out of nowhere, or some meritorious…20. May 2023

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griggs79 ★ 9.0/10

_Secrets & Lies_ is a compelling film that delves into the themes of family, identity, and the profound impact of shame on relationships. It skillfully intertwines raw emotion with a sense of honesty …2. Dec 2024

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CinemaSerf ★ 7.0/10

I reckon the fact that so many nations put this on their awards radar must suggest a lot of resonance with families, not just in Britain, who are having to come to terms with a myriad of contentious c…26. Dec 2025

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Vann Gullpálmann í Cannes og Blethyn var valin besta leikkona á sömu hátíð. Blethyn fékk einnig Golden Glober verðlaunin. Myndin fékk fimm Óskarstilnefningar.

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