Secrets & Lies
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Secrets & Lies is a 1996 British drama film directed by Mike Leigh that explores family secrets and social class through the story of a white woman who discovers her biological daughter is Black.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Secrets & Lies canonical | 12 |
| 1996 film Secrets & Lies | 1 |
| Secrets & Lies (1996 film) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1258643 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Secrets & Lies Context triple: [Timothy Spall, notableWork, Secrets & Lies]
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A.
One of My Lies
"One of My Lies" is a song by the American punk rock band Green Day from their early studio album "Kerplunk."
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B.
Love, Lust & Lies
Love, Lust & Lies is a 2010 Australian documentary film by Gillian Armstrong that follows the lives of a working-class Adelaide family over several decades as part of her long-term observational series.
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C.
Secretly
"Secretly" is a popular country song recorded by American singer Jimmie Rodgers that became one of his best-known hits.
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D.
Disappearing Acts
Disappearing Acts is a contemporary romance and drama novel by Terry McMillan that explores the complexities of love, ambition, and personal growth between two struggling New Yorkers.
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E.
The Imposture
The Imposture is a Caroline-era stage play by English dramatist James Shirley, known as one of his notable comedies of intrigue.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Secrets & Lies Target entity description: Secrets & Lies is a 1996 British drama film directed by Mike Leigh that explores family secrets and social class through the story of a white woman who discovers her biological daughter is Black.
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A.
One of My Lies
"One of My Lies" is a song by the American punk rock band Green Day from their early studio album "Kerplunk."
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B.
Love, Lust & Lies
Love, Lust & Lies is a 2010 Australian documentary film by Gillian Armstrong that follows the lives of a working-class Adelaide family over several decades as part of her long-term observational series.
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C.
Secretly
"Secretly" is a popular country song recorded by American singer Jimmie Rodgers that became one of his best-known hits.
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D.
Disappearing Acts
Disappearing Acts is a contemporary romance and drama novel by Terry McMillan that explores the complexities of love, ambition, and personal growth between two struggling New Yorkers.
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E.
The Imposture
The Imposture is a Caroline-era stage play by English dramatist James Shirley, known as one of his notable comedies of intrigue.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (53)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British drama film
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film ⓘ |
| academyAwardNomination |
Best Actress for Brenda Blethyn
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Best Director for Mike Leigh ⓘ Best Original Screenplay ⓘ Best Picture ⓘ Best Supporting Actress for Marianne Jean-Baptiste ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role for Brenda Blethyn
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BAFTA Award for Best British Film ⓘ
linked to:
BAFTA Award for Best Film
BAFTA Award for Best Original Screenplay ⓘ Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actress for Brenda Blethyn ⓘ
linked to:
Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actress
Palme d'Or (Cannes Film Festival) – nomination ⓘ
linked to:
Palme d'Or nomination
|
| cinematographyBy | Dick Pope ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| director | Mike Leigh ⓘ |
| distributedIn |
United Kingdom
ⓘ
United States ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
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| distributor |
Channel Four Films
ⓘ
linked to:
Film4 Productions
October Films ⓘ |
| editedBy | Jon Gregory ⓘ |
| festivalScreening | Cannes Film Festival ⓘ |
| filmingTechnique | live action ⓘ |
| genre | drama film ⓘ |
| hasColorInfo | color ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Cynthia Purley
ⓘ
Hortense Cumberbatch ⓘ Maurice Purley ⓘ Roxanne Purley ⓘ |
| musicBy | Andrew Dickson ⓘ |
| narrativeStyle | naturalistic drama ⓘ |
| notableFor | improvisation-based script development ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOf | Mike Leigh filmography ⓘ |
| plotSummary | A white working-class woman is contacted by the Black daughter she secretly gave up for adoption, exposing long-buried family secrets and tensions around class and race. ⓘ |
| premiereEvent |
1996 Cannes Film Festival
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linked to:
Cannes Film Festival
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| producer | Simon Channing Williams ⓘ |
| productionCompany |
Channel Four Films
ⓘ
linked to:
Film4 Productions
Thin Man Films ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1996-05-24 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1996 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 142 ⓘ |
| screenwriter | Mike Leigh ⓘ |
| setting |
London
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linked to:
London, England
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| starredActor |
Brenda Blethyn
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Claire Rushbrook ⓘ Marianne Jean-Baptiste ⓘ Phyllis Logan ⓘ Timothy Spall ⓘ |
| theme |
adoption
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family secrets ⓘ race and identity ⓘ social class ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Subject: Secrets & Lies Description of subject: Secrets & Lies is a 1996 British drama film directed by Mike Leigh that explores family secrets and social class through the story of a white woman who discovers her biological daughter is Black.
Referenced by (14)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Secrets & Lies
subject linked to:
Maurice Purley in Secrets & Lies
subject linked to:
Maurice Purley in Secrets & Lies
linked to: Secrets & Lies