Vera Drake is a 2004 British film directed by Mike Leigh. It tells the story of a working class woman in London in 1950, who performs illegal abortions for women in need. It won the Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival and it was nominated for three Academy Awards and won multiple BAFTAs.
Vera Drake (Imelda Staunton) is tirelessly devoted to her family, looking after her husband and children, her elderly mother, and a sick neighbour. Vera's da...
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Vera Drake is a 2004 British film directed by Mike Leigh. It tells the story of a working class woman in London in 1950, who performs illegal abortions for women in need. It won the Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival and it was nominated for three Academy Awards and won multiple BAFTAs.
Vera Drake (Imelda Staunton) is tirelessly devoted to her family, looking after her husband and children, her elderly mother, and a sick neighbour. Vera's daughter Ethel (Alex Kelly) works in a factory, and her son Sid (Daniel Mays) tailors men's suits. Her husband Stanley (Phil Davis) is a car mechanic. Although Vera and her family do not live lavishly, their strong family bonds hold them together.
Vera works as a house cleaner. However, unbeknown to her family, she also serves as a backroom abortionist. She receives no money for this, believing her help to be an act of generosity, though her partner Lily (Ruth Sheen), a hard-bitten wheeler-dealer who also carries on a black-market trade in...
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