First Look at director Mike Leigh’s new film Hard Truths, which reunites him and Marianne Jean-Baptiste
HARD TRUTHS, Mike Leigh’s 23rd feature film, reunites the writer/director with actress Marianne Jean-Baptiste, who received an Oscar nomination for his 1996 Secrets & Lies.
HARD TRUTHS, which also stars Michele Austin, another of Leigh’s frequent collaborators, was shot in London in 2023. Following his epic historical films Mr. Turner and Peterloo, HARD TRUTHS sees Leigh return to the contemporary world with a tough but compassionate intimate study of family life.
Leigh was joined behind the camera by regular crew members including producer Georgina Lowe, cinematographer Dick Pope, costume designer Jacqueline Durran, production designer Suzie Davis, composer Gary Yershon and casting director Nina Gold. New to the Mike Leigh team are editor Tania Reddin and make-up and hair designer Nora Robertson.
HARD TRUTHS is a Thin Man Films and The Mediapro Studio co-production, co-financed by Film4 in association with Creativity Media.
Bleecker Street will release the film theatrically in the US later this year, with Studiocanal releasing in the UK, and Cornerstone Films handling international sales.
Jean-Baptiste was Oscar, BAFTA, and Golden Globe-nominated for her role in Leigh’s Secrets & Lies. She was last seen in Rumble Through the Dark, alongside Aaron Eckhart and Bella Thorne, and Jeymes Samuels’ biblical drama The Book Of Clarence.