PHILOMENA
synopsis
The true story of one mother’s search for her lost son. When she fell 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 baby was only a toddler he was whisked away by the nuns to America for adoption. Philomena spent the next fifty years searching for him in vain.
| international title: | Philomena |
| original title: | Philomena |
| country: | United Kingdom |
| sales agent: | The Weinstein Company/New York |
| year: | 2013 |
| genre: | fiction |
| directed by: | Stephen Frears |
| film run: | 94' |
| release date: | UK 01/11/2013, IE 01/11/2013, IS 01/11/2013, DK 28/11/2013, FI 06/12/2013, SE 06/12/2013, IT 19/12/2013, HU 26/12/2013, FR 08/01/2014, NL 13/02/2014, DE 27/02/2014 |
| screenplay: | Steve Coogan, Jeff Pope |
| cast: | Judi Dench, Steve Coogan, Ruth McCabe, Simone Lahbib, Xavier Atkins, Charles Edwards, Neve Gachev |
| cinematography by: | Robbie Ryan |
| film editing: | Valerio Bonelli |
| art director: | Alan MacDonald |
| costumes designer: | Consolata Boyle |
| producer: | Tracey Seaward, Gabrielle Tana, Steve Coogan |
| production: | Baby Cow Films |
| backing: | BBC, BFI, Pathe, Magnolia Mae Films, Media Programme |
| distributor: | Pathé Distribution, Lucky Red, Paradiso Filmed Entertainment Nederland, Pathé Distribution, Scanbox Entertainment Denmark |
