Vera Drake

Vera Drake
Vera Drake
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Mike Leigh
Written by	Mike Leigh
Produced by	Simon Channing Williams
Starring	Imelda Staunton; Eddie Marsan; Daniel Mays; Phil Davis;
Cinematography	Dick Pope
Edited by	Jim Clark
Music by	Andrew Dickson
Production; company	Thin Man Films
Distributed by	Momentum Pictures
Release date	6 September 2004 (Venice);
Running time	125 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English
Budget	$11 million
Box office	$13.3 million

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.

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