With a piercingly powerful performance by Imelda Staunton, Vera Drake brings teeming humanity to the controversial subject of abortion.
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Vera Drake

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Director -
Mike Leigh -
Producer -
Simon Channing Williams -
Screenwriter -
Mike Leigh -
Distributor -
Fine Line Features -
Production Co -
Film Council , Thin Man Films , Studio Canal -
Rating -
R (Strong Thematic Material) -
Genre -
Drama -
Original Language -
English -
Release Date (Theaters) -
Oct 10, 2004, Wide -
Release Date (Streaming) -
Feb 28, 2012 -
Box Office (Gross USA) -
$3.8M -
Runtime -
2h 5m -
Sound Mix -
Surround , Dolby SRD , DTS , SDDS -
Aspect Ratio -
Flat (1.37:1)