These two unlikely companions are on a journey to find her long lost son.
Director: Stephen Frears
Producer: Steve Coogan, Tracey Seaward, Gabrielle Tana
A woman searches for her adult son, who was taken away from her decades ago when she was forced to live in a convent.
98 min
Rating: 7.35/10
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Top Cast
Judi Dench
Philomena
Steve Coogan
Martin Sixsmith
Sophie Kennedy Clark
Young Philomena
Mare Winningham
Mary Hess
Barbara Jefford
Sister Hildegarde
Ruth McCabe
Mother Barbara
Movie Info
Director: Stephen Frears
Producer: Steve Coogan, Tracey Seaward, Gabrielle Tana
Production Companies: Baby Cow Productions, BBC Film, Magnolia Mae Films, BFI, Pathé
Countries: France, United Kingdom
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What Others Said
Ahmetaslan27:
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.