Philomena [DVD]

Region: 4 - Australia & South America, Rating: NRPhilomena is the true story of one mother's search for her lost son. Falling pregnant as a teenager in Ireland in 1952, Philomena Lee was sent to the convent of Roscrea to be looked after as a \fallen woman\. When her son Anthony was a toddler, he was taken away by the nuns for adoption in America. y searching for him for decades, Philomena (Judi Dench) meets Martin Sixsmith (S teve Coogan), a world-weary BBC journalist and former government advisor, as cyn ical as Philomena is trusting. Martin agrees to take on Philomena's story as a \ human interest\ feature for a daily newspaper. Together they embark on a journ ey of discovery, revealing the extraordinary life of Philomena's son whilst form ing an unexpectedly close bond. powerhouse performance from Judi Dench, Philomena is not to be missed.