‘Vera Drake’ gets six prizes at British awards
Mike Leigh’s moving portrayal of a back-street abortionist in 1950s London swept the British Independent Film Awards late Tuesday, taking six awards, including best film and best director.
“Vera Drake” also snared the best actress award for Imelda Staunton and best actor for Phil Davis.
The film, which deals with a working-class abortionist whose views are at odds with the society around her, found similar success at the Venice Film Festival, where it took the Golden Lion for best film and best actress for Staunton.
The best documentary award went to “Touching the Void,” the true story about climbers Joe Simpson and Simon Yates who reached the peak of the Siula Grande in Peru, only to face death on the way down.
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