Vera Drake
“Wife. Mother. Criminal.”
Abortionist Vera Drake finds her beliefs and practices clash with the mores of 1950s Britain – a conflict that leads to tragedy for her family.
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60 people
Imelda Staunton
Vera Drake
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Mike Leigh Director · Andrew Dickson Composer Dick Pope Cinematographer
Worldwide gross $13M · Budget $11M · United States release October 22, 2004
Box office
Budget
$11,000,000
Worldwide gross
$13,300,000
Gross vs. budget
1.2×
Production
StudioCanal
Production
Les Films Alain Sarde
Production
UK Film Council
Production
Inside Track
Production
Thin Man Films
Production
Film Council Premiere Fund
Production
Ingenious Film Partners
Production
Inside Track 1
Production
Inside Track Productions
Production
National Lottery through UK Film Council
Production
Untitled 03
Production
United Kingdom · France
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
Italy · September 6, 2004
Premiere · Venice Film Festival
United States · October 22, 2004
Theatrical
United Kingdom · January 7, 2005
Theatrical
Austria
April 8, 2005 · Digital
July 22, 2008 · TV · ORF 2
Canada
October 22, 2004 · Theatrical
France
February 9, 2005 · Theatrical
March 28, 2006 · TV · Canal + (Cinéma indépendant)
July 1, 2026 · Digital · Arte•tv
July 29, 2026 · TV · ARTE
Germany
February 3, 2005 · Theatrical
April 16, 2007 · TV · Tele 5
July 1, 2026 · Digital · Arte•tv
Greece
December 24, 2004 · Theatrical
Ireland
January 7, 2005 · Theatrical
Italy
November 5, 2004 · Theatrical
Portugal
February 3, 2005 · Theatrical
Sweden
February 11, 2005 · Theatrical
Switzerland
January 13, 2005 · Digital
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