Cast: Imelda Staunton, Phil Davis, Peter Wright, Adrian Scarborough, Heather Craney, Daniel Mays, Alex Kelly, Sally Hawkins, Eddie Marsan, Ruth Sheen, Helen Coker, Martin Savage, Sinead Matthews, Allan Corduner, Lesley Sharp, Jim Broadbent and Fenella Wollgar
Director: Mike Leigh
Studio Synopsis: Vera Drake (Imelda Staunton) spends her days cleaning houses for money and looking in on elderly and sick neighbors out of the kindness of her heart. She even attempts to be a matchmaker for her daughter, inviting a lonely neighbor, Reg (Eddie Marsan), to see if he might be a perfect match for the introverted Ethel (Alex Kelly). But Vera performs another duty that her family doesn't know about, one that is deeply frowned upon by society. When tragedy befalls a young client of Vera's, the truth comes out, forcing her family to see their mother in an entirely different light.
Rating: R
Running Time: 125 minutes
Official Web site: http://www.veradrake.com/
Trailer: http://www.veradrake.com/
Reviews:
The Miami Herald (3 stars)
The Sun-Sentinel (3 stars)
Miami New Times
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