"The film ""Vera Drake"" (2004) by Mike Leigh has as a central focus which field of activity in 1950s Britain?"
Vera Drake as it could be shown in countries where abortion is illegal and the method depicted copied by desperate women. Vera Drake Vera Drake is a 2004 British drama film written and directed by Mike Leigh and starring Imelda Staunton, Phil Davis, Daniel Mays and Eddie Marsan. It tells the story of a working-class woman in London in 1950 who performs illegal abortions. It won the Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival and it was nominated for three Academy Awards and won three BAFTAs. Vera Drake (Imelda Staunton) is devoted to her family, looking after her husband and children, her
London Film Critics Circle Awards 2004 London Film Critics Circle Awards 2004 The 25th London Film Critics Circle Awards, honouring the best in film for 2004, were announced by the London Film Critics Circle on 9 February 2005. "Sideways" "Vera Drake" "The Motorcycle Diaries" • Argentina Martin Scorsese - "The Aviator" Mike Leigh - "Vera Drake" Charlie Kaufman - "Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind" Mike Leigh - "Vera Drake" Jamie Foxx - "Ray" Imelda Staunton - "Vera Drake" Daniel Craig - "Enduring Love" Eva Birthistle - "Ae Fond Kiss..." <br> Kate Winslet - "Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind" Phil Davis - "Vera Drake" Romola