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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. The film gained critical praise and received several international film awards.
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Annie Philomena Lee (born 24 March 1933) is an Irish woman...
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Michael Anthony Hess (born Anthony Lee; 5 July 1952 – 15...
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Nov 22, 2013 · Based on a powerful true story and led by note-perfect performances from Judi Dench and Steve Coogan, Philomena offers a profoundly affecting drama for adult filmgoers of all ages. In 1952, Irish...
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- Stephen Frears
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Nov 21, 2013 · Directed by Stephen Frears. Biography, Drama. PG-13. 1h 38m. By Stephen Holden. Nov. 21, 2013. In “Philomena,” Judi Dench’s portrayal of a stubborn, kindhearted Irish Catholic trying to discover...
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Jan 10, 2014 · Lifestyle. Philomena: the real-life story behind the film. Martin Sixsmith was a well-travelled journalist with a nose for a good story. So when he was introduced to an Irish woman whose baby...
Mar 22, 2021 · Arka Mukhopadhyay. March 22, 2021. Directed by Stephen Frears and based on a non-fiction book by journalist Martin Sixsmith, ‘Philomena’ is a poignantly drawn tale of a stately woman’s search for her long lost son and a cynical journalist’s ascendance to humility.
Oct 31, 2013 · Philomena is the working-class woman who holds on to one clear moral fact: what the church did to her was wrong, but she doesn't want revenge, only the truth. The story of Philomena's teenage...
Create New. Philomena is a 2013 comedy-drama film directed by Stephen Frears, based on the true story of Philomena Lee ( Judi Dench ), a young woman in 1950s Ireland who becomes pregnant and is sent to one of the infamous Magdalene Laundries. Her child is forcibly adopted at age two.