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Philomena

  • DVD
  • 12

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  • Released
    24/03/2014
  • Featuring
    Judi Dench, Simone Lahbib, Steve Coogan, Charles Edwards, Charlie Murphy, Neve Gachev, Sophie Kennedy Clark, Sean Mahon, Nichola Fynn, Xavier Atkins
  • Director
    Stephen Frears
  • Genres
  • Duration
    1 hour 38 minutes

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Description

Steve Coogan and Judi Dench star in this Academy Award-nominated drama about a mother's search for the child she was forced to give upyears before. Director Stephen Frears' drama,based on former BBC political correspondentMartin Sixsmith's book 'The Lost Child of Philomena Lee', follows Sixsmith (Coogan) as hesets out to help Lee (Dench) in her search for the illegitimate son who was taken from herby the Catholic Church when she fell pregnant in 1952. As the trail eventually leads themto the United States and her son's remarkable story, the pair find that, despite their age difference, they begin to form a deep, enduring bond. The film was nominated for Oscarsfor Best Picture, Best Actress (Dench), BestAdapted Screenplay and Best Original Score.

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