Philomena (film)

Philomena
Theatrical release poster
Directed byStephen Frears
Screenplay by
Based onThe Lost Child of Philomena Lee
by Martin Sixsmith
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyRobbie Ryan
Edited byValerio Bonelli
Music byAlexandre Desplat
Production
companies
Distributed by
Release dates
  • 31 August 2013 (2013-08-31) (Venice)
  • 1 November 2013 (2013-11-01) (United Kingdom)
  • 22 November 2013 (2013-11-22) (United States)
  • 8 January 2014 (2014-01-08) (France)
Running time
98 minutes[3]
Countries
  • France
  • United Kingdom
  • United States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$12 million[1]
Box office$100.1 million[1]

Philomena is a 2013 drama film[3] directed by Stephen Frears, based on the 2009 book The Lost Child of Philomena Lee by journalist Martin Sixsmith. The film stars Judi Dench as Philomena Lee, an elderly woman who has been searching for her son for 50 years, and Sixsmith's (Steve Coogan) efforts to help her find him.

The film gained critical praise and received several international film awards. Coogan and Jeff Pope won Best Screenplay at the 70th Venice International Film Festival,[4][5][6] while the film was also awarded the People's Choice Award Runner-Up prize at the 2013 Toronto International Film Festival.[7] The film was nominated for four Oscars at the 86th Academy Awards: Best Picture, Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Actress (for Dench), and Best Original Score. It was also nominated for four BAFTA Awards and three Golden Globe Awards.

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  3. ^ a b "Philomena (12A)". Pathé. British Board of Film Classification. Retrieved 27 February 2014.
  4. ^ "Venezia 70". labiennale. Archived from the original on 28 July 2013. Retrieved 26 July 2013.
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  6. ^ "Official Awards of the 70th Venice Film Festival". Archived from the original on 21 September 2013. Retrieved 8 September 2013.
  7. ^ "TIFF 2013: 12 Years a Slave wins film fest's top prize" Archived 20 October 2013 at the Wayback Machine. Toronto Star, 15 September 2013.