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Vera Drake is a 2004 drama film from the United Kingdom and France, written and directed by Mike Leigh and produced by Simon Channing-Williams and Alain Sarde. Set in London in the period of 1930, it addresses abortion, abortion law, and reproductive rights. Dick Pope was the cinematographer, Jim Clark the editor, Eve Stewart the production designer, and Jacqueline Durran the costume designer.
The film received the Golden Lion, the European Film Award for Best Actress, and a National Board of Review Top Ten Films listing, and was nominated for Academy Awards for Best Actress, Best Director, and Best Writing, Original Screenplay. Rated R and running 125 minutes, it had a budget of 11,000,000 and revenue of 13,300,000, distributed by Momentum Pictures and Fandango at Home.
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7.2Abortionist Vera Drake finds her beliefs and practices clash with the mores of 1950s Britain – a conflict that leads to tragedy for her family.
Cast
- Imelda Staunton as Vera Drake
- Phil Davis as Stan
- Sally Hawkins as Susan Wells
- Daniel Mays as Sid
- Eddie Marsan as Reg
- Alex Kelly as Ethel
Themes
- police
- england
- pregnancy
- mother role
- women's prison
- neighbor
- female protagonist
- miscarriage
- tailor
- fingerprint
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Ratings
IMDb
7.6/10
28,041 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
93%
Metacritic
83/100
- Year
- 2004
- Runtime
- 125 min
- Genres
- Crime, Drama
- Rated
- R
- Awards
- Nominated for 3 Oscars. 41 wins & 45 nominations total
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Key facts
- Directed by
- Mike Leigh
- Written by
- Mike Leigh
- Produced by
- Simon Channing Williams
- Starring
- Imelda Staunton Eddie Marsan Daniel Mays Phil Davis
- Cinematography
- Dick Pope
- Edited by
- Jim Clark
- Music by
- Andrew Dickson
- Production company
- Thin Man Films
- Distributed by
- Momentum Pictures
- Release date
- 6 September 2004 ( 2004-09-06 ) ( Venice )
- Running time
- 125 minutes
- Countries
- United Kingdom, United States, France
- Language
- English
- Budget
- $11 million
- Box office
- $13.3 million
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- drama film
- Country of origin
- France
- Original language
- English language
- Main subject
- reproductive rights
- Director
- Mike Leigh
- Screenwriter
- Mike Leigh
- Producer
- Alain Sarde
- Cinematographer
- Dick Pope
- Narrative location
- London
- Duration
- 126
- FilmAffinity ID
- 296191
- Distribution format
- video on demand
- Official website
- www.veradrake.com
Show 12 more facts
- publication date
- 2005-01-07
- film editor
- Jim Clark
- title
- Vera Drake
- nominated for
- European Film Award for Best Actress
- distributed by
- Fandango at Home
- set in period
- 1930
- production designer
- Eve Stewart
- costume designer
- Jacqueline Durran
- make-up artist
- Christine Blundell
- review score
- 7.6/10
- capital cost
- 11000000
- box office
- 4443255
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Encyclopedic overview
Vera Drake is a 2004 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.
The film was acclaimed, winning the Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival and three BAFTA Awards. At the Academy Awards, it was nominated for Best Actress for Staunton, and Best Director and Best Original Screenplay for Leigh.
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