Digital content provided by hoopla. Imelda Staunton, Phil Davis, Peter Wight, Alex Kelly, Daniel Mays, Adrian Scarborough, Heather Craney, Eddie Marsan, Ruth Sheen, Sally Hawkins, Fenella Woolgar, Lesley Sharp, Anthony O'Donnell, Helen Coker, Martin Savage, Allan Corduner, Nicky Henson, Lesley Manville, Wendy Nottingham, Paul Jesson, Sandra Voe, Leo Bill, Gerard Monaco, Chris O'Dowd, Sam Troughton, Elizabeth Berrington, Sinà‚ead Matthews, Rosie Cavaliero, Vinette Robinson, Tilly Vosburgh, Liz White, Jim Broadbent.
Summary:
Vera Drake is a devoted, working-class mother in 1950s London who is both beloved and admired by everyone who surrounds her. Yet she bares a secret that few people know about, she induces miscarriages for women who do not wish to bare children. To her, it is a mission of kindness, of charity, of love. But when a miscarriage goes horribly wrong, Vera has to face the authorities, sending her life into tragedy. From acclaimed director Mike Leigh, Vera Drake stars Imelda Staunton in a career defining performance for which Newsday raved, "…%x;the kind of role that elevates an actress into a lofty realm where those who never knew her suddenly knew it all along."
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