''Maternal Secrets'' is a 2018 American-Bermudan strong woman thriller television film, set in the

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. It is directed by Lucinda Spurling and stars Kate Mansi.

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, Sean Stolzen and Luann de Lesseps. The film was filmed under the working title "Babymoon", but the film trailer was released in June under a new title "Mother Of All Secrets". It got its

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debut on May 9, 2020.

Synopsis

When a state senator goes missing on vacation in Bermuda, his pregnant girlfriend Aubrey searches for answers. What she learns is his estranged mother is on the island and knows more about the disappearance than she is letting on.

Production

The film was shot in January/February 2017 on the island of

. It is the first film to be shot on the island in over twenty-five years. The film was co-written and directed by Lucinda Spurling and

Louise Burfitt-Dons Louise Burfitt-Dons, (''née'' Byres; born 22 October 1953) is a British novelist, humanitarian, and former Conservative candidate. Burfitt-Dons is best known for her anti-bullying work as the founder of the charity Act Against Bullying and ...

and produced by Brooke Williams. Kate Mansi told Soap Opera Digest she was most proud that it "was the largest female cast & crew I have ever worked with so far."

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Maternal Secrets American thriller films 2010s thriller films American independent films Films set in Bermuda 2018 television films Lifetime (TV network) films 2018 films Films shot in Bermuda 2010s American films