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Movie Details

Countries	United Kingdom, Spain
Languages	English
Genre	Comedy, Drama
Release date	September 6, 2024 (TIFF) January 31, 2025 (United Kingdom) February 28, 2025 (Spain)
Running time	1hr 37min
Age rating	R
Starring	Marianne Jean-Baptiste, Michele Austin
Directed by	Mike Leigh
Written by	Mike Leigh
Produced by	Georgina Lowe
Cinematography by	Dick Pope
Edited by	Tania Reddin
Music by	Gary Yershon
Casting By	Nina Gold
Production Design by	Suzie Davies
Art Direction by	Elena Real-Davies
Set Decoration by	Charlotte Dirickx
Costume Design by	Jacqueline Durran
Production Companies	Film4 Thin Man Films The Mediapro Studio Creativity Media
Distributor	StudioCanal (United Kingdom & Ireland) Bleecker Street (United States) Diaphana Distribution (France) The Mediapro Studio (Spain)

Cast & Characters

Marianne Jean-Baptiste as Pansy
Ruby Bentall as Doctor
Samantha Spiro as Nicole
Jo Martin as Nurse Salon Client
Gary Beadle as Irate Motorist
Bryony Miller as Anna
Sophia Brown as Aleisha
Ashna Rabheru as Jasmine
Chinenye Ezeudu as Salon Client
Michele Austin
Diveen Henry as Supermarket Customer
Llewella Gideon as Salon Customer
Tuwaine Barrett as Moses
Donna Banya as Moses’ New Friend
Jonathan Livingstone as Virgil
David Webber as Curtley
Naana Agyei Ampadu as Aleisha’s Supervisor
Jyuddah Jaymes as Street Boy
Elliot Edusah as Daniel
Syrus Lowe as Kayla’s Colleague
Diana Yekinni as Hairdresser
Alice Bailey Johnson as Furniture Assistant
Tiwa Lade as Savannah

Storyline

The film follows Pansy, a woman wracked by fear, tormented by afflictions, and prone to raging tirades against her husband, son, and anyone who looks her way. Meanwhile, her easygoing younger sister, played by Michele Austin (Another Year), is a single mother with a life as different from Pansy’s as their clashing temperaments – brimming with communal warmth from her salon clients and daughters alike. This expansive film from a master dramatist takes us into the intensities of kinship, duty, and the most enduring of human mysteries: that even through lifetimes of hurt and hardship, we still find ways to love those we call family.

About Hard Truths Movie

Hard Truths is a comedy-drama film written and directed by Mike Leigh, featuring Marianne Jean-Baptiste, Michele Austin, and David Webber in key roles.

The film was initially slated for production in the summer of 2020, but due to delays caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, it wasn’t until February 2023 that it was officially confirmed to go into production later that year. In February 2024, it was revealed that Marianne Jean-Baptiste and Michele Austin would star in the film. Both actresses had previously worked with Leigh on his acclaimed film Secrets & Lies.

Hard Truths Release Date

Hard Truths premiered in the Special Presentations section of the 2024 Toronto International Film Festival on September 6, 2024. The film was also screened at the 72nd San Sebastián International Film Festival and the 2024 New York Film Festival. It had its United Kingdom premiere at the London Film Festival on October 14, 2024.

In the United Kingdom, StudioCanal released the film on January 31, 2025, while in Spain, BTeam Pictures released it on February 28, 2025. In the United States, Bleecker Street gave the film a limited theatrical release in New York on December 6, 2024, followed by a nationwide release on January 10, 2025.

The film was notably rejected by the Cannes and Venice Film Festivals, where director Leigh had previously claimed the top prizes—the Palme d’Or and the Golden Lion, respectively—as well as the Telluride Film Festival.