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‘Hard Truths’ Review: Marianne Jean-Baptiste Reunites With Mike Leigh And The Results Are As Bleak As You Might Guess – Toronto Film Festival

A review of 'Hard Truths' with Marianne Jean -Baptiste reunited with Mike Leigh for some very bleak fare about a woman for whom life is a mess

I know many people who are just as mad at the world for various reasons as Pansy, the main character in Mike Leigh ‘s latest depressing look at working class day-to-day existence in Great Britain. Her video game obsessed son Moses (Tuwaine Barrett) has clearly shut off the world in order to avoid his mother. Cast: Marianne Jean-Baptiste, Michele Austin, David Webber, Tuwaine Barrett, Ani Nelson, Sophia Brown, Jonathan Livingstone

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