Check out the trailer for the new Mike Leigh film Hard Truths, starring Marianne Jean-Baptiste, who had previously collaborated with Leigh in Secrets & Lies, along with Michele Austin, David Webber, and Tuwaine Barrett. Bleecker Street releases the film in limited theaters on Dec. 6, 2024, with a larger release on Jan.10, 2025.
Set in London, the plot follows the plight of depressed middle-aged woman Pansy and her relationship with her close ones, including the crumbling relationship with her jovial sister Chantelle, who is a polar opposite in terms of mood and the state of her other interpersonal relationships.