by Mike Leigh · STUDIOCANAL · DVD · EAN 4006680034348
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«Lügen und Geheimnisse» is the 1996 Mike Leigh film, starring Brenda Blethyn, Marianne Jean-Baptiste and Timothy Spall, on DVD.
After the death of her adoptive mother, Hortense, a young black woman from London, searches for her biological mother. She discovers that her mother, Cynthia, is white and lives in humble conditions with her daughter Roxanne; after a difficult start, a mother-daughter relationship develops between them, while Cynthia fears explaining to her family that she has a black daughter.
Running time: 136 min. Audio in German and English with German subtitles. Winner of the Palme d'Or at Cannes 1996 and the 1997 Golden Globe for Best Actress (Brenda Blethyn).
For those seeking a family drama with social background and international recognition.
