Synopsis
After her adoptive mother dies, Hortense, a successful black eye doctor, seeks out her birth mother. She’s shocked when her research leads her to a lower-class white woman, Cynthia. At first Cynthia denies the claim, but she eventually admits to birthing Hortense as a teenager, and the two begin to bond. However, when Cynthia invites Hortense to a family barbecue, Cynthia’s already tense relationship with her family becomes even more complicated.
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Movie Details
| Production Budget: | $4,500,000 |
| United Kingdom Releases: | May 24th, 1996 (Wide), released as Secrets And Lies |
| Video Release: | March 30th, 2021 by Criterion |
| MPAA Rating: | R for language |
| Running Time: | 142 minutes |
| Keywords: | Comedy Drama, Adopted Family Seeking Reunion, Interracial Child, Dysfunctional Family, 1997 Oscars Best Picture Nominee |
| Source: | Original Screenplay |
| Genre: | Drama |
| Production Method: | Live Action |
| Creative Type: | Contemporary Fiction |
| Production/Financing Companies: | Channel Four Films, Thin Man Films |
| Production Countries: | United Kingdom |
| Languages: | English |