Vera Drake

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.

Vera Drake
Theatrical release poster
Directed byMike Leigh
Written byMike Leigh
Produced bySimon Channing Williams
Starring
CinematographyDick Pope
Edited byJim Clark
Music byAndrew Dickson
Production
company
Distributed byMomentum Pictures
Release date
6 September 2004 (Venice)
Running time
125 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish
Budget$11 million
Box office$13.3 million
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