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7.2Abortionist Vera Drake finds her beliefs and practices clash with the mores of 1950s Britain – a conflict that leads to tragedy for her family.
Cast
- Imelda Staunton as Vera Drake
- Phil Davis as Stan
- Sally Hawkins as Susan Wells
- Daniel Mays as Sid
- Eddie Marsan as Reg
- Alex Kelly as Ethel
Themes
- police
- england
- pregnancy
- mother role
- women's prison
- neighbor
- female protagonist
- miscarriage
- tailor
- fingerprint
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Ratings
IMDb
7.6/10
28,041 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
93%
Metacritic
83/100
- Year
- 2004
- Runtime
- 125 min
- Genres
- Crime, Drama
- Rated
- R
- Awards
- Nominated for 3 Oscars. 41 wins & 45 nominations total
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Key facts
- Directed by
- Mike Leigh
- Written by
- Mike Leigh
- Produced by
- Simon Channing Williams
- Starring
- Imelda Staunton Eddie Marsan Daniel Mays Phil Davis
- Cinematography
- Dick Pope
- Edited by
- Jim Clark
- Music by
- Andrew Dickson
- Production company
- Thin Man Films
- Distributed by
- Momentum Pictures
- Release date
- 6 September 2004 ( 2004-09-06 ) ( Venice )
- Running time
- 125 minutes
- Countries
- United Kingdom, United States, France
- Language
- English
- Budget
- $11 million
- Box office
- $13.3 million
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Wikidata facts
- Duration
- 126
- FilmAffinity ID
- 296191
- Official website
- www.veradrake.com
Show 5 more facts
- publication date
- 2005-01-07
- title
- Vera Drake
- review score
- 7.6/10
- capital cost
- 11000000
- box office
- 4443255
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Vera Drake is a 2004 period drama film written and directed by Mike Leigh and starring Imelda Staunton, Phil Davis, Daniel Mays and Eddie Marsan. It tells the story of a working-class woman in London in 1950 who performs illegal abortions.
The film was acclaimed, winning the Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival and three BAFTA Awards. At the Academy Awards, it was nominated for Best Actress for Staunton, and Best Director and Best Original Screenplay for Leigh.