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Vera Drake
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Synopsis
Written and directed by Academy Award-nominee Mike Leigh and set in England during the 1950s, this movie revolves around Vera Drake (Imelda Staunton), whose unrelenting dedication to her family is well known throughout her blue-collar town. However, there are more people than her rapidly aging mother and ill neighbor who depend on Vera's care. Though abortion was illegal and, of course, widely frowned upon in the '50s, Vera sees women going through unwanted pregnancies the same as she would anyone else -- human beings deserving of treatment. With this in mind, she regularly induces miscarriages for those who need them, and her patients are consistently grateful for her gentleness and understanding. Unfortunately for Vera, the law doesn't see her as aiding those in need; they interpret the abortions as murder, as do most of the other people in her life. When Vera's activities are revealed, her family life and relationships with those around her -- including the ones she helped nurse back to health -- are put in jeopardy. Vera Drake also features performances from Jim Broadbent, Heather Craney, and Philip Davis. ~ Tracie Cooper, All Movie Guide


Production Crew

Paul Carr ADR Mixer
Peter Gleaves ADR Mixer
Rowanna Lacey Art Department Assistant
Andy Grant Art Director
Ed Walsh Art Director
Tanya Clark Assistant Art Director
Gaetano Speranza Assistant Costumer Designer
Mandy Edwards Assistant Location Manager
Charmaine Fuller Assistant Makeup
Julia Wilson Assistant Makeup
Julius Goosen Assistant Makeup
Dick Pope Camera Operator
Dave Hill Carpenter
Nina Gold Casting
Rosalie Clayton Casting Assistant
Francesca Jaynes Choreography
James Scott Clapper Loader
Georgina Lowe Co-producer
Andrew Dickson Composer (Music Score)
Nick Bicat Conductor
Jacqueline Durran Costume Designer
Andrew Fletcher Costumes Assistant
Frank Gallagher Costumes Assistant
Jane Petrie Costumes Assistant
Jenny Hawkins Costumes Assistant
Julia Dollimore Costumes Assistant
Rachele Verrecchia Costumes Assistant
SallyAnn Dicksee Costumes Assistant
Sara Meek Costumes Assistant
Sophie Finlay Costumes Assistant
Stephen Hyams Costumes Assistant
Charlotte Finlay Costumes Supervisor
Mike Leigh Director
Jim Clark Editor
Avelino Fernandez Electrician
Lee Eldred Electrician
Duncan Reid Executive Producer
Gail Egan Executive Producer
Robert Jones Executive Producer
Josh Robertson First Assistant Director
Gavin Buckley First Assistant Editor
Gordon Segrove Focus Puller
Robert Farr Foley Mixer
Andi Derrick Foley Walker
Peter Burgess Foley Walker
Mathew Moffatt Gaffer
Brian Miller Generator Operator
Colin Strachan Grip
Christine Blundell Hair Styles
Henry Woolley Location Manager
Neil Lee Location Manager
Christine Blundell Makeup
Kerry Scourfield Makeup
Lesa Warrener Makeup
Step Parikian Musical Direction/Supervision
Helen Keen Musical Performer
Lucy Wakeford Musical Performer
Rosemary Warren-Green Musical Performer
Stacey Watton Musical Performer
Ken Davey Painter
Claire Broughton Personal Assistant
Steve Harrow Post Production Supervisor
Alain Sarde Producer
Simon Channing-Williams Producer
Sarah McBryde Production Coordinator
Eve Stewart Production Designer
Danielle Brandon Production Manager
Richard Mills Properties Master
Adrian Rhodes Re-Recording Mixer
Chris Burdon Re-Recording Mixer
Dominic Channing Williams Runner
Mike Leigh Screenwriter
Heather Storr Script Supervisor
Daniel John Second Assistant Director
Hayley Williams Second Assistant Director
John Bush Set Decorator
Jacqueline Durran Set Designer
Douglas Vale Set Medic/First Aid
John Warhurst Sound Editor
Zane Hayward Sound Effects Editor
Tim Fraser Sound Recordist
Leon McCarthy Standby Carpenter
Simon Mein Still Photographer
Nigel Stone Supervising Sound Editor
Merry Irwin Third Assistant Director
Sarah Coombs Third Assistant Director
Steve Mason Unit Production Manager
Year: 2004
Runtime: 125
Country: UK
MPAA Rating: R
for depiction of strong thematic material
Category: Feature

Genre
Drama

Produced by
Alain Sarde
Fine Line Features
Inside Track
Les Films Alain Sarde
StudioCanal
Thin Man Films
U.K. Film Council

Release
October 10, 2004 (USA - Limited)
by Momentum Pictures
New Line Cinema

Awards
2004 - Best British Film - British Academy Awards
2004 - Best Film - Venice Film Festival
2004 - Best Make-up and Hair - British Academy Awards
2004 - Best Picture - British Academy Awards
2004 - Best Picture - National Board of Review
2004 - Best Film - Venice International Film Festival