Wife. Mother. Criminal.
Abortionist Vera Drake finds her beliefs and practices clash with the mores of 1950s Britain – a conflict that leads to tragedy for her family.
- Bleak ending
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Earnest, grave, prestige and classical in form.
- earnestironic
- gravecomic
- unpretentiousprestige
- classical in formformally daring
- contemplativerelentless
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Cast
- Imelda StauntonVera Drake
- Phil DavisStan
- Sally HawkinsSusan Wells
- Daniel MaysSid
- Eddie MarsanReg
- Alex KellyEthel
- Ruth SheenLily
- Adrian ScarboroughFrank
- Heather CraneyJoyce
- Lesley ManvilleMrs. Wells
Crew
- Mike LeighDirector
- Mike LeighWriter
- Dick PopeDirector of Photography
- Andrew DicksonOriginal Music Composer
- Jim ClarkEditor
- Simon Channing WilliamsProducer
- Alain SardeProducer
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