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    Unique ID Code: 0000070344
    Added by: DVD Reviewer
    Added on: 8/4/2005 13:37
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    Vera Drake (UK)

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    Wife. Mother. Criminal
    Certificate: 12
    Running Time: 120 mins
    Retail Price: £19.99
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    Synopsis:
    London, 1950. Vera Drake (Imelda Staunton) lives with her husband Stan (Phil Davies) and their grown-up children, Sid (Daniel Mays) and Ethel (Alex Kelly). They are not rich, but they are a happy, close-knit family. Vera cleans the house, Stan is a mechanic in his brother`s garage, Sid works for a tailor and Ethel workd in a factory testing lightbulbs. But selfless Vera has a sideline, which she keeps secret from all those around her. Without accepting payment she helps young women to end their unwanted pregnancies.

    Special Features:
    Cast and crew documentary. Trailer.

    Video Tracks:
    Widescreen Anamorphic 1.85:1

    Audio Tracks:
    Dolby Digital 5.1 English

    Directed By:
    Mike Leigh

    Written By:

    Starring:
    Alex Kelly
    Anna Keaveney
    Eddie Marsan
    Richard Graham
    Imelda Staunton

    Distributor:
    Momentum Pictures

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