Vera Drake

AMC 12.35AM - 2.55AM ★★★★★ PERIOD DRAMA

Imelda Staunton gives a shattering performance as a loving wife and mother in 1950s Britain who also helps women in trouble by performing illegal abortions. Director Mike Leigh’s searing drama carefully fills in all the cosy details of Vera’s home life, which makes it all the more devastating when her world falls to pieces. A topical, reasoned and hard-hitting drama. Dir: Mike Leigh 2004, 12

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