Review of Philomena (2013) by Bikerjames — 07 Jan 2014
Judy Dench and Steve Coogan play off each other well in this under the radar film. The catholic church once again does not look good in a film, although the atrocities took place 60 years ago in 1950s Ireland.
Apparently nuns would take young parent-less women into their convent who had babies out of wedlock and eventually sell their babies to wealthy Americans (true story believe it or not). The story is about one mother who decided to search for her son that was taken away from her 50 years earlier.
She accepts the help of an author who hears about the story from the woman's daughter. They have an adventure together, going to America to find the son. There is a surprising amount of humor in addition to the heartbreak.
Very well acted and written and easily one of the best films of the year.
This review of Philomena (2013) was written by Bikerjames on 07 Jan 2014.
Philomena has generally received very positive reviews.
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