Philomena

PG-13

11/27/20131h 38m

Theatrical Release (US)

~ These two unlikely companions are on a journey to find her long lost son. ~

Overview:

A woman searches for her adult son, who was taken away from her decades ago when she was forced to live in a convent.

Director:

Stephen Frears

Status:

Released

Language:

English

Buget:

$12,000,000.00

Revenue:

$100,100,000.00

Key words:

journalist
london, england
washington dc, usa
based on novel or book
nurse
faith
forgiveness
orphanage
adoption
based on true story
scandal
ireland
teenage pregnancy
chance meeting
human interest
unwed mother
international adoption
search for child
mother son relationship
abbey
convent
deep sadness
irish
secrets

Cast

Judi Dench

~ as ~

Philomena

Steve Coogan

~ as ~

Martin Sixsmith

Sophie Kennedy Clark

~ as ~

Young Philomena

Mare Winningham

~ as ~

Mary Hess

Barbara Jefford

~ as ~

Sister Hildegarde

Ruth McCabe

~ as ~

Mother Barbara

Peter Hermann

~ as ~

Pete Olsson

Sean Mahon

~ as ~

Michael Hess

Anna Maxwell Martin

~ as ~

Jane

Michelle Fairley

~ as ~

Sally Mitchell

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Reviews (1)

A
Ahmetaslan27
Written 2 year(s) ago
6
With all confidence, the story of the movie is undoubtedly wonderful, and it was exciting and passionate to follow it until the end, but I did not find the dramatic and emotional sense of the mother. I did not find that she really lost her son, but the feelings were mixed. The feelings and sense of losing the son could have been put in the right way better than this.

There was no strong flashback showing the mother's life from her son. It was very useless. There are many hilarious moments and a banter link that extended to the end of the movie, which spoiled the drama of the story. I feel that the true feelings of the mother and her son, who was lost and never saw his real mother, should have been respected.

Judi Dench was the reason I watched the movie. Her performance was wonderful in mixing her different emotions and feelings, sometimes she laughs, sometimes she cries, and sometimes she forgives. She really made a true story.