Philomena

In 1952, Irish teenager Philomena (Judi Dench) became pregnant out of wedlock and was sent to a convent. When her baby, Anthony, was a toddler, the nuns took Philomena's child away from her and put him up for adoption in the United States. For the next 50 years, she searched tirelessly for her son. When former BBC correspondent Martin Sixsmith (Steve Coogan) learns of the story, he becomes her ally. They travel together to America to find Anthony and become unexpectedly close in the process.

Keywords

  • BAFTA Film Awards
  • Beste Romanverfilmung
  • Best Novels Adaptation (home)
  • Biopics
  • David di Donatello
  • Golden Globes
  • Irish Cinema
  • Judi Dench
  • La Biennale di Venezia !
  • La Biennale di Venezia - Tax Shelter
  • Mostra: Das Beste aus den letzten Jahren
  • Portraits of empowered women
  • The Oscars
  • Frauenrechte
  • Humor
  • parenthood

Actors

  • Sophie Kennedy Clark
  • Peter Hermann
  • Mary Winningham
  • Anna Maxwell Martin
  • Ruth McCabe
  • Barbara Jefford
  • Steve Coogan
  • Judi Dench
  • Michelle Fairley

Director

  • Stephen Frears

Drama, Biografie

1h 38min

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Ireland
2013
In 1952, Irish teenager Philomena (Judi Dench) became pregnant out of wedlock and was sent to a convent. When her baby, Anthony, was a toddler, the nuns took Philomena's child away from her and put him up for adoption in the United States. For the next 50 years, she searched tirelessly for her son. When former BBC correspondent Martin Sixsmith (Steve Coogan) learns of the story, he becomes her ally. They travel together to America to find Anthony and become unexpectedly close in the process.

In 1952, Irish teenager Philomena (Judi Dench) became pregnant out of wedlock and was sent to a convent. When her baby, Anthony, was a toddler, the nuns took Philomena's child away from her and put him up for adoption in the United States. For the next 50 years, she searched tirelessly for her son. When former BBC correspondent Martin Sixsmith (Steve Coogan) learns of the story, he becomes her ally. They travel together to America to find Anthony and become unexpectedly close in the process.


Cast & Crew