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Philomena is a 2013 drama film directed by Stephen Frears, based on the 2009 book The Lost Child of Philomena Lee by journalist Martin Sixsmith. The film stars Judi Dench as Philomena Lee, an elderly woman who has been searching for her son for 50 years, and Sixsmith's (Steve Coogan) efforts to help her find him.
Nov 27, 2013 · A film based on a true story of a woman's search for her son, who was taken away from her by a Catholic convent in Ireland. Starring Judi Dench and Steve Coogan, directed by Stephen Frears, nominated for 4 Oscars.
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- Biography, Comedy, Drama
- Stephen Frears
- 2013-11-27
Philomena is a 2013 drama comedy based on a true story of a woman's search for her son, who was taken away by a convent in 1952. The film stars Judi Dench and Steve Coogan, and has a 91% Tomatometer and an 89% Audience Score on Rotten Tomatoes.
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- Stephen Frears
- PG-13
- Judi Dench
Nov 22, 2013 · A true story of an Irish woman searching for her son adopted by an American family. Judi Dench and Steve Coogan star in this comedy-drama directed by Stephen Frears, based on a book by Martin Sixsmith.
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Still feeling the pain of giving up her only child as an unmarried teenage mother, Philomena and Martin set off on a quest to find her son, starting off from her hometown of Washington, D.C., and then, to the convent where Philomena spent four years of her life.
Philomena is a film based on a true story of a woman who searches for her son who was taken from her by a convent in Ireland. She teams up with a journalist and travels to America to find him, while facing the challenges of the past and the present.
