Storyline
A woman searches for her adult son, who was taken away from her decades ago when she was forced to live in a convent.
Directors
Cast
Nicholas Jones, Steve Coogan, Peter Hermann, Judi Dench, Michelle Fairley, Kate Fleetwood, Martin Glyn Murray, Sara Stewart, Charles Edwards, Barbara Jefford, Ruth McCabe, Mare Winningham, Sophie Kennedy Clark, Sean Mahon, Wunmi Mosaku, Cathy Belton, Anna Maxwell Martin, Nika McGuigan, Charlie Murphy, Elliot Levey, Amy McAllister, Charissa Shearer, Rachel Wilcock, Rita Hamill, Tadhg Bowen, Saoirse Bowen, Harrison D'Ampney, D.J. McGrath, Simone Lahbib, Gary Lilburn, Paris Arrowsmith, Marie Jones, Frankie McCafferty, Vaughn Johseph, George Fisher, Jordan King, Amber Batty, Florence Keith-Roach, George Michael Rados
Trailer
Reviews
100
Empire
A terrific, sophisticated comedy that tackles serious issues with a lightness of touch and a spirit of steel, Philomena is the British film to beat come BAFTA time.
90
Getting full comic effect from its class-comedy abrasions, Philomena rises to poignancy and profundity as Dench reveals her control of a character stained by the loss of her child and troubled by her suspicion.
83
It's certainly a crowd-pleaser...and something close to a triumph, if not an unqualified one.
80
The Guardian
Its main focus is the sparky, shifting relationship between its two protagonists and its trump card the startling chemistry between its two main stars.
80
The Telegraph
This is a heartbreaking story – how could it not be? But Frears’ film breaks your heart and then repairs it.
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