Hard Truths is a 2024 comedy-drama film written and directed by Mike Leigh, starring Marianne Jean-Baptiste, Michele Austin, and David Webber. Set in London, its plot follows the plight of a depressed and nay-saying woman (Jean-Baptiste) and the relationship with her jovial sister Chantelle (Austin).

Jan 7, 2025 · Hard Truths, released in 2025, is set in post-COVID London and follows Pansy, a working-class Black woman dealing with the aftermath of global panic, navigating a fractured psyche amid ongoing personal and societal challenges.

Hard Truths: Directed by Mike Leigh. With Marianne Jean-Baptiste, Michele Austin, David Webber, Tuwaine Barrett. Ongoing exploration of the contemporary world with a tragicomic study of human strengths and weaknesses.

Dec 5, 2024 · “Hard Truths” is a tragi-comedy character study of near-febrile vitality. And, entering the sweepstakes rather late in the game, it’s one of the very few great films of 2024. Marianne Jean-Baptiste, the co-star of 1996’s “Secrets and Lies,” one of Leigh’s most beloved pictures, makes a dazzling return to Leigh’s world.

Jan 17, 2025 · Leigh's new movie, Hard Truths, could have been titled Unhappy-Go-Lucky. It follows a middle-aged North London misanthrope named Pansy, who's played, in the single greatest performance I...

Jan 15, 2025 · Hard Truths is now playing select movie theaters in the US. The Mike Leigh movie is set to premiere for UK audiences on January 31. In Hard Truths, Marianne Jean-Baptiste plays Pansy, a woman prone to tirades that make her family and those around her miserable.

From acclaimed filmmaker Mike Leigh, comes Hard Truths. Starring BAFTA award- winner Marianne Jean-Baptiste and Michele Austin. #mikeleigh #mariannejeanbapti...