Philomena

Philomena

In this touching and funny story, the cynical Martin Sixsmith, a highly respected journalist, is fired and doesn't know what to do. Right here, right at one of those boring parties where everyone wears suits and talks about business, he meets a girl who offers him an attractive story. This is the drama of an Irish woman who, having given birth to a child as a teenager, lost her son - he was taken to one of the monasteries, while not telling the mother of the child's further fate. Now, after many years, the journalist can start an investigation, during which he learns about the harsh re-education of the young mother, and some details behind the scenes, where the nuns rule. Read more This tape carries such a popular topic of real stories in cinema. The primary source is the book "The Lost Child of Philomena Lee", the author of which is a real-life journalist, Martin Sixsmith. So, in some moments, when chronic inserts of "home video" are shown, you can also see a video with Filomena's real son. After being screened at some festivals and not only, "Filomena" became the owner of some of the most prestigious awards or even just nominations. Thus, in the treasury of Stephen Friars' drama, Golden Globes (three nominations), BAFTA (four prizes), the Toronto Film Festival, etc. In addition, this moving drama entered the list of contenders for the Oscar statuette in four categories. At the same time, one of the categories is "Best Adapted Screenplay", in which Steve Coogan himself took part. So even the original photo of Martin Sixsmith and Philomena Lee, where they sit on a bench during an interview, became the official poster for the film. It was the desire to work on this story that arose from Steve Coogan, who played the journalist Sixsmith, after reading the interview. For Stephen Frears, the tape became the sixth work in which actress Judi Dench was involved.