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London, the year 1950. Vera Drake lives with her husband and children. But Vera has a parallel life that she keeps as a secret and hides from everyone. Despite being illegal, Vera helps women to interrupt unwanted pregnancies. Vera always has a smile and a word of understanding for these women, whom she helps without any kind of compensation. However, one of the abortions goes wrong and it leads its investigation to Vera. From then on, her life and her family collapses.
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Cast:
Imelda Staunton, Philip Davis, Peter Wight, Alex Kelly, Daniel Mays -
Original Title:
Vera Drake -
Country:
United Kingdom, France -
Year:
2004 - 125' Subtitles: Portuguese
Director
Mike Leigh
Mike Leigh, born in 1957, UK, is one of the Britain's most renowned filmmakers. He began his career as a stage director and playwright. His work focuses on ordinary people, their struggles and determination. Leigh's work has been awarded by some of the most prestigious festivals on the international circuit, including the Golden Leopard at the Locarno Film Festival for his first feature, Bleak Moments, in 1971, the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival in 1996 for Secrets & Lies, and the Golden Lion for Vera Drake at the Venice Film Festival in 2004, where this year his latest feature, Peterloo, premiered in the Official Competition.
