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| Title Statement | Vera Drake: Le secret de Vera Drake / [DVD] = Fine Line Features, Alain Sarde and UK Film Council present in association with Inside Track Films, a Simon Channing-Williams production ; Thin Man Films ; produced by Simon Channing-Williams ; written and directed by Mike Leigh. |
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| Alternative Title(s) | Secret de Vera Drake |
| Additional Contributors | Leigh, Mike,1943- |
| Staunton, Imelda,1953- | |
| Davis, Phil | |
| Wight, Peter | |
| Publication | Montreal: Alliance Atlantis, c2005. |
| Extent of Item | 1 videodisc (ca. 125 min.) |
| ISBN | (v.r.) |
| Standard Number (UPC, etc.) | 065935207849 |
| Other Number | 1484586 |
| General Notes | DVD. Disc label title. Originally released as a motion picture in 2004. Widescreen version. Bilingual packaging (reversible English/French) |
| Performance Credits | Imelda Staunton, Phil Davis, Peter Wight, Daniel Mays, Alex Kelly. |
| Audience & Ratings | CHV rating: 14A (mature theme, not recommended for children) |
| Languages | English and French language tracks, with English and Spanish subtitles.Closed-captioned for the hearing impaired. |
| System Details | DVD Dolby 5.1 digital surround. |
| Terms of Use | For home use only. |
| Awards | Venice International Film Festival 2004, Best actress, Best film Golden Lion |
| Summary | In 1950s England, a devoted wife and mother secretly helps women terminate unwanted pregnancies. She doesn't see herself as someone who performs illegal abortions, but as someone who simply helps women in need. When she is arrested, her entire world unravels. |
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| By Topic | Abortion--Fiction--England |
| Feature films | |
| Video recordings for the hearing impaired | |
| Avortement--Romans, nouvelles, etc--England | |
| Longs métrages | |
| Vidéos pour handicapés auditifs | |
| Women--Fiction--Social conditions--20th century--England | |
| Femmes--Romans, nouvelles, etc--Conditions sociales--20e siècle--Angleterre | |
