Hard Truths
Pansy is a woman so full of rage that every interaction she has devolves into lashing out, whether at her utterly cowed husband and son, or random strangers who have the temerity to address her. In contrast, her younger sister Chantelle lives with her two vivacious daughters and plies a successful trade as a hairdresser, putting clients at their ease all day long. Yet beneath Pansy’s abrasive exterior are hints of a more fragile psyche, one motivated by fear and damaged by repressed pain.
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Cast
26 people
Marianne Jean-Baptiste
Pansy
Known for
Blindspot
Broadchurch
Michele Austin
Chantelle
Known for
This Is Going to Hurt
Secrets & Lies
David Webber
Curtley
Known for
Year of the Rabbit
My Lady Jane
Tuwaine Barrett
Moses
Known for
You Don't Know Me
Peter's To-Do List
Ani Nelson
Kayla
Known for
This Is Going to Hurt
Sophia Brown
Aleisha
Known for
The Witcher: Blood Origin
Giri/Haji
Jonathan Livingstone
Virgil
Known for
Chewing Gum
The Trouble with Jessica
Jo Martin
Nurse Salon Client
Known for
Fleabag
Missing You
Llewella Gideon
Smoking Salon Client
Known for
A Street Cat Named Bob
Small Axe
Yvette Boakye
Salon Client
Also in
Love the Sinner
Traces
Chinenye Ezeudu
Salon Client
Known for
Sex Education
The Stranger
Elliot Edusah
Sofa Couple (Daniel)
Known for
Outside the Wire
Small Axe
Mike Leigh Director · Gary Yershon Composer Dick Pope Cinematographer
Worldwide gross $719K · United States release December 6, 2024 · Produced in United Kingdom, Spain
Box office
Worldwide gross
$718,850
Production
Film4 Productions
Production
The Mediapro Studio
Production
Thin Man Films
Production
Creativity Media
Production
United Kingdom · Spain
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
Canada · September 6, 2024
Premiere · Toronto International Film Festival
United States · December 6, 2024
Limited theatrical · New York City, NY & Los Angeles, CA
United Kingdom · January 31, 2025
Theatrical
United States · February 11, 2025
Digital
United States
October 5, 2024 · Premiere · New York Film Festival
October 7, 2024 · Premiere · Mill Valley Film Festival
October 8, 2024 · Premiere · Hamptons International Film Festival
October 17, 2024 · Premiere · Woodstock Film Festival
October 18, 2024 · Premiere · Middleburg Film Festival
October 19, 2024 · Premiere · Montclair Film Festival
October 20, 2024 · Premiere · Philadelphia Film Festival
October 24, 2024 · Premiere · AFI Fest
November 9, 2024 · Premiere · Denver Film Festival
January 10, 2025 · Theatrical
Australia
November 8, 2024 · Premiere · British Film Festival
March 6, 2025 · Theatrical
Canada
January 24, 2025 · Limited theatrical
Croatia
June 26, 2025 · Theatrical
Denmark
March 13, 2025 · Theatrical
Finland
March 21, 2025 · Theatrical
France
April 2, 2025 · Theatrical
November 17, 2025 · Digital · Canal+
November 17, 2025 · TV · Ciné+ Festival
Germany
July 3, 2025 · Premiere · Munich International Film Festival
Greece
March 13, 2025 · Theatrical
Hong Kong SAR China
April 12, 2025 · Premiere · Hong Kong International Film Festival
Ireland
November 9, 2024 · Premiere · Belfast Film Festival
January 31, 2025 · Theatrical
Italy
May 29, 2025 · Theatrical
Netherlands
February 1, 2025 · Premiere · International Film Festival Rotterdam
March 6, 2025 · Theatrical
New Zealand
March 13, 2025 · Theatrical
Norway
June 13, 2025 · Theatrical
Peru
August 12, 2025 · Premiere · Lima Film Festival
Poland
July 18, 2025 · Premiere · BNP Paribas New Horizons International Film Festival
Singapore
May 29, 2025 · Limited theatrical
South Korea
May 2, 2025 · Premiere · Jeonju International Film Festival
August 20, 2025 · Theatrical
Spain
September 20, 2024 · Premiere · San Sebastián International Film Festival
February 28, 2025 · Theatrical
Sweden
January 31, 2025 · Premiere · Göteborg Film Festival
April 11, 2025 · Theatrical
Taiwan
June 21, 2025 · Premiere · Taipei Film Festival
Türkiye
October 6, 2024 · Premiere · Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival
February 21, 2025 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
October 14, 2024 · Premiere · BFI London Film Festival
March 17, 2025 · Digital
April 21, 2025 · Physical · Blu-ray & DVD
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