Directed by:
Mike LeighScreenplay:
Mike LeighCinematography:
Dick PopeComposer:
Andrew DicksonCast:
Imelda Staunton, Jim Broadbent, Heather Craney, Richard Graham, Eddie Marsan, Anna Keaveney, Alex Kelly, Phil Davis, Lesley Manville, Lesley Sharp (more)VOD (1)
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Imelda Staunton is the title character, beloved wife of Stan (Phil Davis) and mother of Sid (Daniel Mays) and Ethel (Alex Kelly). Vera spends her days cleaning houses for money and looking in on elderly and sick neighbors out of the kindness of her heart. She even attempts to be a matchmaker for her daughter, inviting a lonely neighbor, Reg (Eddie Marsan), to see if he might be a perfect match for the introverted Ethel. But Vera performs another duty that her family doesn't know about, one that is deeply frowned upon by society. When tragedy befalls a young client of Vera's, the truth comes out, forcing her family to see their mother in an entirely different light. (official distributor synopsis)
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