Philomena

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I'm surprised there wasn't already a thread on this film!

About the movie (from RottenTomatoes): "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."

My wife and I saw it today and we loved it! Another terrific movie in a year of many terrific movies! Judi Dench will surely get an Oscar nomination for Best Actress and Steve Coogan is likely to get a Supporting nom too.

The Booth Bijou gives it 4.5 out of 5 stars! The Blu-ray will be mine!

Mark