Guests, including Mike Leigh and Marianne Jean-Baptiste, expected on January 5
Film Festival 2025
Legendary British director Mike Leigh reunites with Oscar®-nominee Marianne Jean-Baptiste (Secrets & Lies) for an empathetic portrait of a dysfunctional family and its fierce matriarch, the prickly housewife Pansy (Jean-Baptiste), who stands in stark contrast to her easygoing hair-salon owner sister, Chantelle (Michele Austin).
film details
Director: | Mike Leigh |
Producers: | Georgina Lowe |
Screenwriter: | Mike Leigh |
Cinematographers: | Dick Pope |
Editor: | Tania Reddin |
Music: | Gary Yershon |
Cast: | Marianne Jean-Baptiste, Michele Austin, David Webber, Tuwaine Barrett, Ani Nelson, Sophia Brown, Jonathan Livingstone |
Country: | United Kingdom/Spain |
Language: | English |
Year: | 2024 |
Running Time: | 97 minutes |
Director Filmography: | Mr. Turner (2014), Another Year (PSIFF 2011), Vera Drake (2004), Topsy-Turvy (1999), Secrets & Lies (1996) |
Awards: | Best Actress, New York City Film Critics Circle Awards |
Primary Company: | Bleecker Street Media |
Website: | https://bleeckerstreetmedia.com/hard-truths |