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Vera Drake is a 2004 British period drama film written and directed by Mike Leigh and starring Imelda Staunton, Phil Davis, Daniel Mays and Eddie Marsan. It tells the story of a working-class woman in London in 1950 who performs illegal abortions.
Jan 10, 2005 · Yet according to Jennifer Worth, who was a midwife in the Fifties and Sixties, before abortion was legalised in 1967, Vera Drake is a fanciful character who does not come close to portraying...
Imelda Staunton is flawless as Vera Drake, a kind-hearted simple soul who believes in sharing the compassion and the caring for her own family with others. Part of this compassion is exemplified in a skill she has - she is a back street abortionist.
Set in England in 1950, Vera Drake is the true story of a gentle, modest housewife and cleaning woman who performs abortions for "girls who have gotten in trouble."...
Oct 8, 2004 · In "Vera Drake," a new film from the English director Mike Leigh about a back-street abortionist, the moment invariably comes when the title character asks her client to bring her some...
Apr 10, 2019 · In a parallel sub-plot, a young woman from a wealthy upper middle-class background is raped on a date by a well-heeled lad, becomes pregnant as a result and wants an abortion.
Oct 21, 2004 · "Vera Drake" tells a parallel story about a rich girl named Susan ( Sally Hawkins ), the daughter of the family Vera cleans for. Sally is raped by her boyfriend, becomes pregnant and goes to a psychiatrist who can refer her to a private clinic for a legal abortion.
