Gleason Public Library (Carlisle)

Philomena., The Weinstein Company/Yucaipa Films, Pathe, BBC Films and BFI present ; with the participation of Canal + and Cine + ; A Baby Cow/Magnolia Mae Production ; directed by Stephen Frears ; screenplay by Steve Coogan and Jeff Pope ; produced by Gabrielle Tana, Steve Coogan, Tracey Seaward, Widescreen

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MPAA rating: PG-13; for some strong language, thematic elements and sexual references

Philomena.

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The Weinstein Company/Yucaipa Films, Pathe, BBC Films and BFI present ; with the participation of Canal + and Cine + ; A Baby Cow/Magnolia Mae Production ; directed by Stephen Frears ; screenplay by Steve Coogan and Jeff Pope ; produced by Gabrielle Tana, Steve Coogan, Tracey Seaward

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"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."

live action

Widescreen