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Jan 10, 2014 · 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 was...
Feb 7, 2014 · The Real-Life Philomena: 'You See So Much Hurt Caused by Anger' Forced to give up her child for adoption as a teenager, the woman who inspired the Oscar-nominated film starring Judi Dench talks...
Feb 28, 2014 · February 28, 2014. The movie “Philomena” is up for four Oscars, including Best Picture, at the Academy Awards on Sunday, March 2. It tells the true story of an Irish Catholic girl forced by...
Jan 18, 2014 · Jacob Bernstein's article in the New York Times explores the true story of Philomena's search for her son, Michael Hess, who was a powerful Republican politico in Washington, D.C. and,...
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. Read...
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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.
Nov 27, 2013 · 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.
