Is Secrets & Lies right for your family?
Movie 1996 142 min
After her adoptive mother dies, Hortense, a successful black optometrist, seeks out her birth mother. She's shocked when her research leads her to Cynthia, a working class white woman.
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Likely present: Romance & relationshipsFamily themesHeavy emotional content
The title and synopsis suggest themes of family search and emotional bonds.
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