Vera Drake (2004)

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Rating: R
Release Date: Oct 10, 2004
Running Time: 125 mins.
Country Of Origin: United Kingdom
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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 always does so with a smile and kind words of encouragement. When the authorities finally find her out, Vera's world and family life rapidly unravel.
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rating  Peter Travers - September 30, 2004
Powerful drama about abortion maybe you've never seen Imelda Staunton on the English stage or caught her in films such as Crush and Peter's Friends. But she'll blow you away as Vera Drake, a wife and mum in 1950s London who sidelines doing illegal abortions. For no money, of course. Her scheming friend Lily (the brilliant Ruth Sheen) covertly pockets the cash. Vera just wants to help the poor dears who can't help themselves, unlike the rich, who can afford safe, private clinics. What… Continued