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The Secret Laughter of Women

Genres
Comedy
Drama
Romance
Rating
4.5
StatusReleased
LanguagesEnglish
CountriesCanadaUnited Kingdom
Release Date1999-11-26
Runtime99 mins

Overview

Oscar-winner Colin Firth stars in this heart-warming cross-cultural romantic comedy set in the idyllic South of France. Nimi, a beautiful Nigerian single mother to son Sammy, is under pressure from her family to find a suitable husband and who better than the local Reverend? After making friends with Matthew, a British comic-book writer and one of his heros, Sammy has other ideas. He successfully plots to get them together but they've still a few obsticles to overcome. (from Amazon)

Cast & Crew

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Colin Firth

as Matthew Field

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Nia Long

as Nimi Da Silva

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Thomas Baptiste

as Papa Fola

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Dan Lett

as John

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Ariyon Bakare

as Rev. Fola

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Joy Elias-Rilwan

as Mama Fola

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Hakeem Kae-Kazim

as Dr. Ade

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Caroline Goodall

as Jenny Field

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Joke Silva

as Nene

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Bella Enahoro

as Madame Rosa

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Fizzy Roberts

as Sammy

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Rakie Ayola

as Talking Drum

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Ellen Thomas

as Bitter Leaf

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Willie Jonah

as Old Uncle

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Ho Yi

as Chen

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Kemi Baruwa

as Sugar

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Mike Koohafkan

as Jean Claude Delgado

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Nichole Blanchet

as Mrs Delgado

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Maddalena Milani

as Inez

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Catherine Koohafkan

as Teacher(as Catherine Koohefkan)

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Frank Bellorti

as Frederick

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