Vera Drake (2004)
Vera Drake woont met haar man Stan en hun volwassen kinderen Sid and Ethel in het Londen van 1950. Ze zijn niet rijk maar wel een gelukkig en hecht gezin. Vera is werkster in verschillende huizen, Stan is monteur in de garage van zijn broer, Sid werkt als kleermaker en Ethel werkt in een fabriek voor gloeilampen. Maar de goede Vera heeft een geheim dat ze met niemand uit haar naaste omgeving deelt. Ze helpt zonder daarvoor betaling te ontvangen jonge vrouwen bij het beeindigen van ongewenste zwangerschappen. Maar als een van deze meisjes na een abortie ziek wordt en in het ziekenhuis terechtkomt, stelt de politie een onderzoek in. Het onderzoek brengt hen bij Vera en dan stort haar wereld in.
Regiseur: Mike Leigh
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Imelda Staunton as Vera Drake |
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Phil Davis as Stan |
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Sally Hawkins as Susan Wells |
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Daniel Mays as Sid |
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Eddie Marsan as Reg |
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Alex Kelly as Ethel |
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Ruth Sheen as Lily |
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Adrian Scarborough as Frank |
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Heather Craney as Joyce |
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Lesley Manville as Mrs. Wells |
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Simon Chandler as Mr. Wells |
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Wendy Nottingham as Ivy |
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Richard Graham as George |
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Anna Keaveney as Nellie |
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Peter Wight as Det. Inspector Webster |
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Martin Savage as Det. Sergeant Vickers |
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Helen Coker as WPC Best |
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Jim Broadbent as Judge |
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Gerard Monaco as Kenny |
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Leo Bill as Ronny |
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Lesley Sharp as Jessie Barnes |
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Liz White as Pamela Barnes |
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Sandra Voe as Vera's Mother |
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Chris O'Dowd as Sid's Customer |
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Anthony O'Donnell as Mr. Walsh |
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Marion Bailey as Mrs. Fowler |
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Sam Troughton as David |
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Sinéad Matthews as Very Young Woman |
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Tilly Vosburgh as Mother of Seven |
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Alan Williams as Sick Husband |
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Allan Corduner as Psychiatrist |
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Fenella Woolgar as Susan's Confidante |
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Elizabeth Berrington as Cynical Lady |
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Emma Amos as Cynical Lady |
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Rosie Cavaliero as Married Woman |
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Nicky Henson as Private Doctor |
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Eileen Davies as Prison Officer |
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Paul Jesson as Magistrate |
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Vincent Franklin as Mr. Lewis |
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Tom Ellis as Police Constable |
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Jake Wood as Ruffian |
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Sid Mitchell as Very Young Man |
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Vinette Robinson as Jamaican Girl |
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Heather Cameron-McLintock as Child |
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Billie Cook as Child |
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Billy Seymour as Child |
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Nina Fry as Dance Hall Girl |
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Joanna Griffiths as Peggy |
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Angie Wallis as Nurse Willoughby |
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Judith Scott as Sister Beecher |
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Robert Putt as Station Sergeant |
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Craig Conway as Station Constable |
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Paul Raffield as Magistrate's Clerk |
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Jeffry Wickham as Prosecution Barrister |
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Nicholas Jones as Defence Barrister |
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Angela Curran as Prisoner |
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Jane Wood as Prisoner |
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Tracy O'Flaherty as Nurse |
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James Payton as Court Reporter (uncredited) |
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John Warman as Policeman in Court (uncredited) |
| Editing | Jim Clark | Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Jacqueline Durran | Costume Design |
| Directing | Mike Leigh | Director |
| Production | Alain Sarde | Producer |
| Writing | Mike Leigh | Writer |
| Camera | Dick Pope | Director of Photography |
| Sound | Andrew Dickson | Original Music Composer |
| Production | Simon Channing Williams | Producer |
| Art | Tanya Clark | Assistant Art Director |
| Art | Ed Walsh | Art Direction |
| Art | Jo Littlejohn | Art Department Coordinator |
| Production | Nina Gold | Casting |
| Directing | Heather Storr | Script Supervisor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Charlotte Finlay | Costume Supervisor |
| Art | Andrew Grant | Art Direction |
| Art | Eve Stewart | Production Design |
| Art | John Bush | Set Decoration |
| Production | Christine Gozlan | Executive Producer |
| Crew | Richard Mills | Property Master |
| Camera | Simon Mein | Still Photographer |
| Lighting | Matthew Moffat | Gaffer |
| Crew | Francesca Jaynes | Choreographer |
| Production | Henry Woolley | Location Manager |
| Crew | Chris Allies | Title Graphics |
| Sound | Chris Burdon | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Production | Rosalie Clayton | Casting Associate |
| Costume & Make-Up | Lesa Warrener | Makeup Artist |
| Production | Robert Jones | Executive Producer |
| Production | Gail Egan | Executive Producer |
| Directing | Josh Robertson | Assistant Director |
| Production | Georgina Lowe | Co-Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Christine Blundell | Hair Designer |
| Sound | Peter Burgess | Foley |
| Production | Duncan Reid | Executive Producer |
| Art | Ali James | Location Scout |
| Lighting | Lee Eldred | Electrician |
| Camera | Dick Pope | Camera Operator |
| Art | Chris Allies | Title Designer |
