Judi Dench
Philomena Lee
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Judi Dench stars as Philomena Lee, who searches for her son adopted by a US family after being forced to give him up by a convent in Ireland. Steve Coogan plays a journalist who helps her uncover the truth behind her tragic past.
Philomena: Directed by Stephen Frears. With Judi Dench, Steve Coogan, Sophie Kennedy Clark, Mare Winningham. A world-weary political journalist picks up the story of a woman's search for her son, who was taken away from her decades ago after she became pregnant and was forced to live in a convent.
- (104K)
- Biography, Comedy, Drama
- Stephen Frears
- 2013-11-27
Nov 22, 2013 · “Philomena” is based on a true story about an elderly Irish woman searching for the toddler son she gave up for adoption as an unwed teen living in a convent. Most of its pleasures come from the way it confounds expectations.
Academy Award-Winner Judi Dench stars as Philomena, a woman who alongside a grumpy reporter (Steve Coogan) journeys to America to find the child she put up for adoption so many years ago.
- 98 min
- 9
In 1952, Irish teenager Philomena (Judi Dench) became pregnant out of wedlock and was sent to a convent. When her baby, Anthony, was a toddler, the nuns took Philomena's child away from her...
- (201)
- Stephen Frears
- PG-13
- Judi Dench
Aug 9, 2013 · Comedy • 2013 • 1 hr 38 min. English audio. PG-13. CC. Watch with free trial.
- 3 min
- 265.4K
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Synopsis. London-based journalist Martin Sixsmith has lost his job as a government adviser. He is approached at a party by the daughter of Philomena Lee. She suggests that he write a story about her mother, who was forced to give up her toddler son Anthony nearly fifty years ago.
