Brenda Blethyn
Cynthia Rose Purley
1996•2h 22m•Released•EN
Secrets & Lies
“Roxanne drives her mother crazy. Maurice never speaks to his niece. Cynthia has a shock for her family. Monica can't talk to her husband. Hortense has never met her mother.”
Overview
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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Movie Details
Release Date
May 24, 1996
Runtime
2h 22m
Rating
7.6 / 10
Votes
755
Budget
$4,500,000
Revenue
$13,417,292
Status
Released
Popularity
5.2
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