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Vera Drake

Genre
Drama
Rating
R
Released
4 February, 2005
Vera Drake

Vera Drake is a 2004 British 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. It won the Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival and it was nominated for three Academy Awards and won three BAFTAs.

Director Mike Leigh
Produced by Simon Channing Williams
Writer(s) Mike Leigh
Starring Imelda Staunton, Eddie Marsan, Daniel Mays, Phil Davis
Music Andrew Dickson
Cinematography Dick Pope
Edited by Jim Clark
Production, company Thin Man Films
Distributed by Momentum Pictures
Released 6 September 2004 (Venice)
Running time 125 minutes
Country United Kingdom
Language English
Budget $11 million
Box office $13.3 million
Netflix ID 70011194

Informazioni su Vera Drake

Vera Drake, an abortionist, finds her beliefs clash with the morals of 1950s Britain.

Realizzazione di Vera Drake

This film was written and directed by Mike Leigh. 

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