It won’t be a movie that’s suited to everyone, and that’s okay.

Mike Leigh’s Hard Truths is one of the most critically acclaimed films of 2024.

Here’s our breakdown of its complex ending and thematic material.

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A woman looks tense while on the phone in Hard Truths

Pansy in Hard Truths

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.

Pansy and Chantelle from Hard Truths

Pansy’s sister does her hair in Hard Truths

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