Philomena is a movie directed by Stephen Frears in 2013 and based on the book The Lost Child of Philomena Lee: A Mother, Her Son and a 50 Year Search by Martin Sixsmith, first published in 2009. The movie features Judi Dench, Steve Coogan, Sophie Kennedy Clark, Charlie Murphy, Barbara Jefford, Mare Winningham, and others.
What users say
“The movie is better than the book”
But the book is worth reading.
Watch & Read
Get movie and book on Amazon
Watch movie
*Note: As an Amazon Associate, we earn from qualifying purchases.
Storyline
London-based journalist Martin Sixsmith has lost his job as a government adviser. She suggests that he write a story about her mother, who was forced to give up her toddler son Anthony nearly fifty years ago. She kept her lost son a secret from her family for nearly fifty years.
Movie vs Book
Year
2013
Minutes
98
Movie Rate
7.60
Source: IMDb
Year
2009
Pages
452
Book Rate
7.40
S: Goodreads
Book
The Lost Child of Philomena Lee
Subtitle: A Mother, Her Son and a 50 Year Search
Author: Martin Sixsmith
Country: UK
First published in: 2009
Length: 452 pages
Genre: Biography
User polls & recommendations
“I'm not writing novels, the screenplays are my novels. If the movie never gets made, it'd almost be okay because I did it. It's there on the page.”
QUENTIN TARANTINO (Filmmaker, Scriptwriter, Actor)
Leave a Reply