Genres: Drama Runtime: 136 minutes / 02 h 16 m Language: English Released Date: 12 September 1996 MPR: R Directors: Mike Leigh Writers: Mike Leigh Cast: Timothy Spall, Phyllis Logan, Brenda Blethyn, Claire Rushbrook, Marianne Jean-Baptiste, Elizabeth Berrington, Michele Austin, Lee Ross, Lesley Manville, Ron Cook
Successful black woman traces her birth mother to a lower-class white woman, who denies it; emotions run high as everyone's secrets are exposed.