Philomena (2013)
Philomena
IMDb 7.6
When former journalist Martin Sixsmith (Steve Coogan) is dismissed from the Labour Party in disgrace, he is at a loss as to what do. That changes when a young Irish woman approaches him about a story of her mother, Philomena Lee (Dame Judi Dench), who had her son taken away when she was a teenage inmate of a Catholic convent. Martin arranges a magazine assignment about her search for him that eventually leads to America. Along the way, Martin and Philomena discover as much about each other as about her son's fate. Furthermore, both find their basic beliefs challenged.—Kenneth Chisholm (kchishol@rogers.com)
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name :
Philomena
MPA rating :
Release Date :
Nov 1st 15
Runtime :
98 min
Language :
en
Genres :
Action , Biography , Comedy , Drama
Cast :
Wunmi Mosaku
Judi Dench
Charlie Murphy
Ronald Reagan
Storyline
When former journalist Martin Sixsmith (Steve Coogan) is dismissed from the Labour Party in disgrace, he is at a loss as to what do. That changes when a young Irish woman approaches him about a story of her mother, Philomena Lee (Dame Judi Dench), who had her son taken away when she was a teenage inmate of a Catholic convent. Martin arranges a magazine assignment about her search for him that eventually leads to America. Along the way, Martin and Philomena discover as much about each other as about her son's fate. Furthermore, both find their basic beliefs challenged.—Kenneth Chisholm (kchishol@rogers.com)
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