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Hard Truths (12A)

The latest film from acclaimed filmmaker Mike Leigh, starring BAFTA award-winner Marianne Jean-Baptiste.

Pansy (Marianne Jean-Baptiste) is a woman tormented by anger and depression, hypersensitive to the slightest possible offence and ever ready to fly off the handle. She criticises her husband and their adult son so relentlessly that neither bothers to argue with her. She picks fights with strangers and sales clerks and enumerates the world's countless flaws to anyone who will listen, especially her cheerful sister Chantal, who, despite their clashing temperaments, might be the only person still capable of sympathising with her.

“Arriving nearly three decades after Secrets & Lies, Hard Truths has the feel of a genuine companion work. Intentionally or not, it expands on, completes, and at times challenges its predecessor.” – The New Yorker

  • Director: Mike Leigh
  • Cast: Marianne Jean-Baptiste, Michele Austin 
  • Language: English