Hard Truths(2024)
Pansy is a woman so full of rage that every interaction she has devolves into lashing out, whether at her utterly cowed husband and son, or random strangers who have the temerity to address her. In contrast, her younger sister Chantelle lives with her two vivacious daughters and plies a successful trade as a hairdresser, putting clients at their ease all day long. Yet beneath Pansy’s abrasive exterior are hints of a more fragile psyche, one motivated by fear and damaged by repressed pain.
Movie: Hard Truths
Top 10 Billed Cast
Pansy
Chantelle
Curtley
Moses
Kayla
Aleisha
Virgil
Nurse Salon Client
Smoking Salon Client
Salon Client
Video Trailer Hard Truths
Video: Official Trailer
Official Trailer
'Hard Truths' With Marianne Jean-Baptiste and Michele Austin | Academy Conversations
"Mike Leigh is Back" :15
AFI Fest Conversation: HARD TRUTHS
Audiences are in awe at HARD TRUTHS
Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor and Marianne Jean-Baptiste | In Conversation
Clip
Featurette
Greta Gerwig x Mike Leigh: HARD TRUTHS Q&A
HARD TRUTHS’ Mike Leigh Makes Three-Dimensional Characters
All 26 videos
Official Trailer - Trailer
'Hard Truths' With Marianne Jean-Baptiste and Michele Austin | Academy Conversations - Featurette
"Mike Leigh is Back" :15 - Teaser
AFI Fest Conversation: HARD TRUTHS - Featurette
Audiences are in awe at HARD TRUTHS - Featurette
Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor and Marianne Jean-Baptiste | In Conversation - Featurette
Clip - Clip
Featurette - Behind the Scenes
Greta Gerwig x Mike Leigh: HARD TRUTHS Q&A - Featurette
HARD TRUTHS’ Mike Leigh Makes Three-Dimensional Characters - Featurette
Interview with Marianne Jean-Baptiste and Michele Austin - Featurette
Interview with Mike Leigh - Featurette
Intro + QA | TIFF 2024 - Featurette
London Trivia with Mike Leigh for HARD TRUTHS - Featurette
Marianne Jean-Baptiste :15 - Teaser
Marianne Jean-Baptiste and Michele Austin on Hard Truths - Featurette
Marianne Jean-Baptiste shines in Mike Leigh's HARD TRUTHS - Teaser
Mike Leigh, Marianne Jean-Baptiste & Tuwaine Barrett on Hard Truths - Featurette
Mike Leigh, Marianne Jean-Baptiste, and Tuwaine Barrett on Hard Truths - Featurette
Mike Leigh, Marianne Jean-Baptiste, and Tuwaine Barrett on Hard Truths - FLC Luminaries - Featurette
Official Clip - Clip
Panel Moderated by Barry Jenkins - Featurette
Quotes :30 - Teaser
Rude :30 - Teaser
The Making of HARD TRUTHS - Behind the Scenes
UK TV Spot - Teaser
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