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.
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Awards Dominance
Wins
Nominations
1 Golden Globe · 2 Cannes
Won
1997
Actress in a Leading Role
Brenda Blethyn
Actress in a Supporting Role
Marianne Jean-Baptiste
Best Picture
Simon Channing-Williams, Producer
Directing
Mike Leigh
Writing (Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen)
Mike Leigh
1997
Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama
Brenda Blethyn
Best Motion Picture - Drama
Secrets & Lies
Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in any Motion Picture
Marianne Jean-Baptiste
1996
Best Actress
Palme d'or
Secrets and Lies
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