London, 1950: Vera Drake lives with her husband Stan and their grown-up children, Sid and Ethel. They are not rich, but htey are a happy, close-knit family. But selfless Vera has a sideline which she keeps secret from all those around her.
Without accepting payment, she helps young women to end unwanted pregnancies. When one of these girls is rushed to hospital following an abortion, the police investigation leads to Vera and her world comes crashing in on her...

Product details

Director	Mike Leigh
Actor	Imelda Staunton, Jim Broadbent, Philip Davis, Heather Craney, Peter Wight
Label	MOMENTUM PICTURES

Genre	Drama
Content	DVD
FSK / age rating	from age 12
Publication date	25.04.2005
Region code	2
Version	UK Version
Year of production	2004
Length	120 Minutes
Audio	English (Dolby Digital 5.1)
Screen	1.85:1

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Actor

Production & Studios

Genre

Drama

Customer reviews

sehr empfehlenswert!

Written on 11. October 2005 by trudi von gallenstein.
This customer review refers to a alternative version.

dä film isch echt sehenswert! liecht schwermüetig, aber d'vera isch echt en sunneschii - immer summt sie irgendwelchi liedli. eimal meh: nichts ist so wie es scheint......