Philomena
By: The Weinstein Company ; director, Stephen Frears ; writer, Steve Coogan and Jeff Pope
Contributors: Dench, Judi, 1934-; Winningham, Mare; Fairley, Michelle; Clark, Sophie Kennedy; Lahbib, Simone, 1965-; Sixsmith, Martin; Weinstein Company; Anchor Bay Entertainment, Inc
Publisher: Anchor Bay Entertainment]
Published: 2013
Place of publication: [Beverly Hills, Calif
Language: eng
Format: [videorecording] /
Number of pages: 98
Subjects: Drama; Illegitimate children; Journalists; Teenage mothers
Description: "Based on the 2009 investigative book by BBC correspondent Martin Sixsmith, The Lost Child of Philomena Lee, PHILOMENA focuses on the efforts of Philomena Lee (Dench), mother to a boy conceived out of wedlock--something her Irish-Catholic community didn't have the highest opinion of--and given away for adoption in the United States. In following church doctrine, she was forced to sign a contract that wouldn't allow for any sort of inquiry into the son's whereabouts. After starting a family years later in England and, for the most part, moving on with her life, Lee meets Sixsmith (Coogan), a BBC reporter with whom she decides to discover her long-lost son."
Notes: Title from web page.

Based on a true story and the adaptation of the 2009 book "The lost child of philomena Lee."

Originally released as a motion picture in 2013.

ASIN:B00GSBMNOQ.

Judi Dench, Steve Coogan, Mare Winningham, Michaelle Fairley, Sophie Kennedy Clark, Simone Lahbib.

PG-13; for some strong language, thematic elements and sexual references.

DVD, Widescreen; Dolby Digital.

Subtitled in English and Spanish; Subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing.