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Title: Philomena (2013)
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| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| Judi Dench | ... | Philomena | |
| Steve Coogan | ... | Martin Sixsmith | |
| Sophie Kennedy Clark | ... | Young Philomena | |
| Mare Winningham | ... | Mary | |
| Barbara Jefford | ... | Sister Hildegarde | |
| Ruth McCabe | ... | Mother Barbara | |
| Peter Hermann | ... | Pete Olsson | |
| Sean Mahon | ... | Michael | |
| Anna Maxwell Martin | ... | Jane | |
| Michelle Fairley | ... | Sally Mitchell | |
| Wunmi Mosaku | ... | Young Nun | |
| Amy McAllister | ... | Sister Anunciata | |
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Charlie Murphy | ... | Kathleen |
| Cathy Belton | ... | Sister Claire | |
| Kate Fleetwood | ... | Young Sister Hildegarde | |
When former journalist Martin Sixsmith is dismissed from the Labour Party in disgrace, he is at a loss as to what do. That changes when a young Irish woman approaches him about a story of her mother, Philomena, who had her son taken away when she was a teenage inmate of a Catholic convent. Martin arranges a magazine assignment about her search for him that eventually leads to America. Along the way, Martin and Philomena discover as much about each other as about her son's fate. Furthermore, both find their basic beliefs challenged. Written by Kenneth Chisholm (kchishol@rogers.com)
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My wife talked me into going, I wanted to see Captain Philips but she was adamant this time. We both grew up in Ireland and I didn't want to see another one of those movies focused on stereotypes, the marketing blob types like the Quiet Man and Ryan's Daughter...stereotypical nonsense that lampoon our history and our culture. Steve Coogan and Judy Dench, especially Judy got it just right from the very start. They were smart, witty, serious and most of all, Judy was 'Irish' They really got the spirit of an Irish mom, that cocktail of guilt, generosity, inferiority and a heart to care for the entire world spot on. Dench in the hotel thanking everybody for being 'so nice' and getting who her son was as a child as others were today trying to 'break the news' to her...she wasn't just a step ahead, she was years ahead. Really excellent, really well done. Beautiful!