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22/10/2004 Drama 2h 5m
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Wife. Mother. Criminal.

Overview

Abortionist Vera Drake finds her beliefs and practices clash with the mores of 1950s Britain – a conflict that leads to tragedy for her family.

  1. Mike Leigh

    Director, Writer

Top billed cast

  1. Imelda Staunton

    Vera Drake

  2. Phil Davis

    Stan

  3. Sally Hawkins

    Susan Wells

  4. Daniel Mays

    Sid

  5. Eddie Marsan

    Reg

  6. Alex Kelly

    Ethel

  7. Ruth Sheen

    Lily

  8. Adrian Scarborough

    Frank

  9. Heather Craney

    Joyce

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Reviews

A review by CinemaSerf
Written by CinemaSerf on 2023-03-28
Imelda Staunton is great here as the middle-aged wife, merrily living her family life with husband "Stan" (Phil Davis) and her two grown up children and their partners. She is well respected by her peers and seems to be the epitome of the hardworking 1950s British housewife. Until, that is - a policeman arrives at her door and her world starts to cave in. Now we know from fairly early on that "Vera" likes to help girls out. To be fair - there are plenty of them who are eligible. Raising a family when rationing was still around, jobs thin on the ground and their men folks usually keen to run a ...read the rest
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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$11,000,000.00

Revenue
$13,300,000.00

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