Synopsis

A successful black woman discovers that her birth mother is a underprivileged white woman, but the woman denies it. As emotions run high, everyone's secrets are exposed.
Mike Leigh
Timothy Spall, Phyllis Logan, Brenda Blethyn, Claire Rushbrook, Marianne Jean-Baptiste
24 May 1996 (France, UK)
Nominated for 5 Oscars. Another 40 wins
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35 nominationstt0117589 , Birth Mother, British Renaissance, Biological Mother, Ampersand In Title, African Anglolondon England, Secret, Socially Deprived Family, Reunion, Mother Daughter Relationship, Illegitimate Son