Secrets & Lies

Feb 28 1997 R 2h 16m
Comedy, Drama

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.

Plot

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.

Written by

Mike Leigh

Directed by

Mike Leigh

Production Countries

France, United Kingdom

Production Companies

CiBy 2000, Thin Man Films, Channel Four Films

Languages

English

Awards

Nominated for 5 Oscars. 36 wins & 47 nominations total

Scores
# of Votes
50,480
Average Rating
8 out of 10
Metascore
92
Popularity
NA