Philomena

Italian_Buju
Italian_Buju Posts: 8,030 Member
edited November 2024 in Social Groups
Based on the 2009 investigative book by BBC correspondent Martin Sixsmith, The Lost Child of Philomena Lee, PHILOMENA focuses on the efforts of Philomena Lee, mother to a boy conceived out of wedlock - something her Irish-Catholic community didn't have the highest opinion of - and given away for adoption in the United States. In following church doctrine, she was forced to sign a contract that wouldn't allow for any sort of inquiry into the son's whereabouts. After starting a family years later in England and, for the most part, moving on with her life, Lee meets Sixsmith, a BBC reporter with whom she decides to discover her long-lost son.


I loved this movie!! Sad at times, more than once, but a story that needs to be told! God bless this woman and all the other victims of this cruel and terrible fate!

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  • hermy_29
    hermy_29 Posts: 5 Member
    I loved the movie too.It was very well made, one of my favorites of 2013. Judy Dench was awesome as always. Steve Coogan was quite good too.
  • spud_chick
    spud_chick Posts: 2,640 Member
    Got it in the drawer now, hope to watch this weekend.
  • Italian_Buju
    Italian_Buju Posts: 8,030 Member
    Let us know what you thought of it!!
  • KimWW
    KimWW Posts: 301 Member
    I liked it. I liked the character of Philamena. She surprised me a few times, in a good way.
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