After her adoptive mother dies Hortense a successful black optometrist seeks out her birth mother. She's shocked when her research leads her to a working class white woman Cynthia. At first Cynthia denies the claim but she eventually admits to birthing Hortense as a teenager and the two begin to bond. However when Cynthia invites Hortense to a family barbecue Cynthia's already tense relationship with her family becomes even more complicated.
1996 | 2 h 16 min
Director: Mike Leigh
Stars: Timothy Spall
