However, for nearly 20 years, Vera has led a hidden life. She performs "backstreet" abortions for young women "in trouble"—a term she prefers over the medical ones—using a simple method of hot water and disinfectant. Vera views this as a charitable social duty and refuses to take any money for it. Unbeknownst to her, her friend Lily, who refers the clients, is secretly charging them for the service.
The revelation of her secret causes a deep rift in her family: vera drake
The duality of 1950s society is stark: while the poor resort to Vera’s dangerous procedures, the wealthy families she cleans for can obtain safe, legal abortions by paying high fees for psychiatric recommendations. However, for nearly 20 years, Vera has led a hidden life
Vera's world shatters when one of her cases is hospitalized with a life-threatening infection. The police trace the event back to her, and she is arrested during a celebratory family dinner for her daughter Ethel’s engagement. Unbeknownst to her, her friend Lily, who refers