The Secret Laughter of Women

The Secret Laughter of Women

99 mins | Drama, Comedy, Romance | Nov. 26, 1999

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)

The Secret Laughter of Women

99 mins | Drama, Comedy, Romance | Nov. 26, 1999

The Secret Laughter of Women
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)
IMDb rating 6.0
Producers HandMade Films, Paragon Entertainment Corporation
Original title The Secret Laughter of Women
Directors Peter Schwabach
Writers O.O. Sagay, Misan Sagay

Cast

Colin Firth

as Matthew Field

Nia Long

as Nimi Da Silva

Thomas Baptiste

as Papa Fola

Dan Lett

as John

Ariyon Bakare

as Rev. Fola

Joy Elias-Rilwan

as Mama Fola

Hakeem Kae-Kazim

as Dr. Ade

Caroline Goodall

as Jenny Field