The Secret Laughter of Women

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The Secret Laughter of Women (1999)

Directed by Peter Schwabach

Comedy, Drama, Romance · 1h 39m

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)

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Cast

Colin Firth Matthew Field Nia Long Nimi Da Silva Thomas Baptiste Papa Fola Dan Lett John Ariyon Bakare Rev. Fola
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Joy Elias-Rilwan Mama Fola Hakeem Kae-Kazim Dr. Ade Caroline Goodall Jenny Field Joke Silva Nene Bella Enahoro Madame Rosa
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Fizzy Roberts Sammy Rakie Ayola Talking Drum

Crew

Director
Peter Schwabach
Writer
Misan Sagay, O.O. Sagay
Director of Photography
Martin Fuhrer
Original Music Composer
Yves Laferrière
Editor
Michael Pacek
Producer
Misan Sagay, Jon Slan

Details

Release date
1999-11-26
Runtime
1h 39m
Genres
Comedy, Drama, Romance
Original language
EN
Spoken languages
English
Countries
Canada, United Kingdom
Production
Paragon Entertainment Corporation, Handmade Films