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Vera Drake is a selfless woman who is completely devoted to, and loved by, her working class family. She spends her days doting on them and caring for her sick neighbor and elderly mother. However, she also secretly visits women and helps them induce miscarriages for unwanted pregnancies. While the practice itself was illegal in 1950s England, Vera sees herself as simply helping women in need, and... See Full Description
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Art/Foreign and Drama |
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| Running Time: |
2 hrs. 5 min. |
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| Release Date: |
October 10, 2004 (NY), expands October 22nd. |
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| MPAA Rating: |
R for thematic material. |
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| Distributors: |
Fine Line Features
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| U.S. Box Office: |
$3,753,806 |
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| Critics Reviews |
Average Grade:
B
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Film Journal International, Lewis Beale
"...Vera Drake comes off as didactic and outdated. It's almost as if a propaganda film made by Planned Parenthood had resurfaced after decades in storage." more...
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D |
Film Threat, Phil Hall
"...the film's screenplay is thick with major lapses in logic, resulting in a story that ultimately makes little sense." more...
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C |
filmcritic.com, Rachel Gordon
"Beautifully shot and impeccably acted..." more...
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B |
Hollywood Reporter, Ray Bennett
"It's difficult to think of another recent film so seamlessly rendered or that envelops an audience so completely in its period authenticity." more...
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A |
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