Imelda Staunton was nominated for a Best Actress Oscar for her performance in the title role of this film. Vera Drake is a working-class woman in 1950s Britain, completely devoted to her husband and children. But she also helps women get rid of their unwanted pregnancies. Abortion was illegal then, so when the authorities catch her, her world and her family fall apart. Directed by Mike Leigh. With Philip Davis and Daniel Mays. Categories: Crime, Drama. Year: 2004.
Vera Drake
Imelda Staunton in Vera Drake
Vera Drake
Philip Davis in Vera Drake
Vera Drake
Daniel Mays and Imelda Staunton in Vera Drake
Imelda Staunton in Vera Drake
Imelda Staunton in Vera Drake
Vera Drake
Imelda Staunton in Vera Drake
Vera Drake
Philip Davis in Vera Drake
Vera Drake
Philip Davis and Daniel Mays in Vera Drake
Imelda Staunton also appeared in Taking Woodstock and Freedom Writers.
Eddie Marsan also appeared in 21 Grams, The Illusionist, Mission: Impossible III, Sixty Six, Happy-Go-Lucky, Sherlock Holmes, and Me and Orson Welles.
Daniel Mays also appeared in The Bank Job.
Philip Davis also appeared in Notes on a Scandal.
Sally Hawkins also appeared in Layer Cake, Cassandra's Dream, and Happy-Go-Lucky.
Mike Leigh also appeared in Happy-Go-Lucky.
1950s also appeared in The Godfather, Inventing the Abbotts, Grease, Where the Truth Lies, Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, and My One and Only.