Summary
After her adoptive mother dies, Hortense, a successful black optometrist, seeks out her birth mother. She's shocked when her research leads her to Cynthia, a working class white woman.
Details
Release Date: May 24, 1996
Runtime: 142 minutes
Genres: Drama
Original Language: EN
Rating: ⭐ 7.6/10 (692 votes)
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Cast

Brenda Blethyn
Cynthia Rose Purley

Marianne Jean-Baptiste
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Timothy Spall
Maurice Purley

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Monica Purley

Claire Rushbrook
Roxanne Purley

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Dionne

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Hortense's Sister in Law

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First Bride's Father

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Vicar

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Nurse

Frances Ruffelle
Young Mother

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Grinning Husband

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Fiance

Peter Wight
Father in Family Group

Gary McDonald
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