Secrets & Lies (1996)

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.

Directing:
  • Mike Leigh

Writing:
  • Mike Leigh

Stars:
Release Date: 1996-05-24
themoviedb icon 7.6/10
  • Country: FR, GB
  • Language: English
  • Runtime: 142
  • Budget: $4,500,000
  • Revenue: $13,417,292

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