Vera Drake
Vera Drake is a 2004 British 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.
Plot
Vera Drake is devoted to her family, looking after her husband and children, her elderly mother, and a sick neighbour. Her shy daughter, Ethel, works in a lightbulb factory, and her son, Sid, tailors men's suits. Her husband, Stanley, is a car mechanic. Although Vera and her family are poor, their strong family bonds hold them together. During her working day as a house cleaner, Vera performs constant small acts of kindness for the many people she encounters.
Awards
Cast
- Adrian Scarborough
- Alex Kelly
- Allan Corduner
- Anna Keaveney
- Chris O'Dowd
- Daniel Mays
- Eddie Marsan
- Elizabeth Berrington
- Fenella Woolgar
- Heather Craney
- Imelda Staunton
- Jeffry Wickham
- Jim Broadbent
- Leo Bill
- Lesley Manville
- Lesley Sharp
- Liz White
- Marion Bailey
- Martin Savage
- Nicholas Jones
- Nicky Henson
- Paul Jesson
- Peter Wight
- Phil Davis
- Richard Graham
- Rosie Cavaliero
- Ruth Sheen
- Sally Hawkins
- Sam Troughton
- Sandra Voe
- Simon Chandler
- Sinead Matthews
- Tilly Vosburgh
- Vincent Franklin
- Vinette Robinson
More details
| author | Mike Leigh |
|---|---|
| award | European Film Award for Best Actress Golden Lion National Board of Review: Top Ten Films |
| contentLocation | London |
| director | Mike Leigh |
| editor | Jim Clark |
| events | abortion abortion law illegal abortion reproductive rights |
| genre | drama social |
| keywords | arrest car mechanic character evidence character reference family history first time for you guinea mental illness morning old bailey question young woman young women |
| musicBy | Andrew Dickson |
| nomination | Academy Award for Best Actress Academy Award for Best Director Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay European Film Award for Best Actress European Film Award for Best Film |
| producer | Simon Channing Williams |
| productionCompany | Thin Man Films |
| publisher | Momentum Pictures |
| theme | independent |