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1996 · 2h 22m · Drama
TMDB 7.6/10 (746 votes)
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.
Directed by Mike Leigh
Box office $13M worldwide
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Mike LeighDirector
Brenda Blethynas Cynthia Rose Purley
Marianne Jean-Baptisteas Hortense Cumberbatch
Timothy Spallas Maurice Purley
Phyllis Loganas Monica Purley
Claire Rushbrookas Roxanne Purley
Lee Rossas Paul
Lesley Manvilleas The Social Worker
Elizabeth Berringtonas Jane
Michele Austinas Dionne
Ron Cookas Stuart
Trevor Lairdas Hortense's Brother
Brian Bovellas Hortense's Brother
Emma Amosas Girl with Scar
Clare Perkinsas Hortense's Sister in LawCast & crew political lean — 2 of 15 researched: 0 left · 0 center · 0 right · 2 no public record. Based only on cited public statements, endorsements, and documented donations.
