Vera Drake (2004)
Genres: Drama, Historical
Cast: Imelda Staunton, Richard Graham, Eddie Marsan, Anna Keaveney, Sally Hawkins, Alex Kelly, Daniel Mays, Phil Davis, Sandra Voe, Adrian Scarborough, Heather Craney, Ruth Sheen, Lesley Sharp, Liz White, Peter Wight, Martin Savage, Jim Broadbent, Simon Chandler, Lesley Manville, Marion Bailey
Vera Drake is a 2004 British period drama film written and directed by Mike Leigh and starring Imelda Staunton, Phil Davis, Daniel Mays and Eddie Marsan. It tells the story of a working-class woman in London in 1950 who performs illegal abortions. It won the Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival and it was nominated for three Academy Awards and won three BAFTAs.