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About
A veteran high school teacher befriends a younger art teacher, who is having an affair with one of her 15-year-old students. However, her intentions with this new "friend" also go well beyond platonic friendship.
Theatrical
Dec 25, 2006
Box Office
$49.8M
Budget
$15.0M
Return
3.3x
DVD / Blu-ray
Apr 17, 2007
Theaters
1
Director
Writer
Producers
Music
Studio
Fox Searchlight Pictures, DNA Films, UK Film Council, BBC Film, Scott Rudin Productions, Robert Fox Productions, Ingenious Film Partners
Quotes
See all →The Power of Secrets and Fears
Taglines
One woman's secret is another woman's power. One woman's fear is another woman's weapon. One woman's life is in another woman's hands....
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.
Mistakes and Opportunities in Relationships
Taglines
One Woman's Mistake Is Another's Opportunity...
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.
Cast
Full credits →J
Judi Dench
Barbara Covett
Cate Blanchett
Sheba Hart
Bill Nighy
Richard Hart
A
Andrew Simpson
Steven Connolly
P
Phil Davis
Brian Bangs
M
Michael Maloney
Sandy Pabblem
Juno Temple
Polly Hart
J
Joanna Scanlan
Sue Hodge
J
Julia McKenzie
Marjorie
S
Shaun Parkes
Bill Rumer
T
Tom Georgeson
Ted Mawson
E
Emma Kennedy
Linda
S
Syreeta Kumar
Gita
W
Wendy Nottingham
Elaine Clifford
T
Tameka Empson
Antonia Robinson
D
Debra Gillett
Lorraine
B
Barry McCarthy
Dave
A
Adrian Scarborough
Martin
J
Jill Baker
Sheba's Mother
D
Diana Berriman
Marcia
