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Jan 10, 2014 · Lifestyle. Philomena: the real-life story behind the film. Martin Sixsmith was a well-travelled journalist with a nose for a good story. So when he was introduced to an Irish woman whose baby...
Plot. London-based journalist Martin Sixsmith has lost his job as a government adviser. He is approached at a party by the daughter of Philomena Lee. She suggests that he write a story about her mother, who was forced to give up her toddler son Anthony nearly fifty years ago.
Nov 11, 2013 · Cue a lucky encounter with a journalist, Martin Sixsmith, and the now-famous journey began to discover the child she was forced to give away which was turned into a book, The Lost Child of...
- Monique Hall
Nov 22, 2013 · “Philomena” is based on a true story about an elderly Irish woman searching for the toddler son she gave up for adoption as an unwed teen living in a convent. Most of its pleasures come from the way it confounds expectations.
Feb 7, 2014 · Forced to give up her child for adoption as a teenager, the woman who inspired the Oscar-nominated film starring Judi Dench talks about forgiveness and keeping her faith.
- Nolan Feeney
Nov 18, 2013 · The great tragedy of Philomena Lee’s story came soon after she told her daughter about Anthony. The revelation set Jane off on a frantic journey to find her sibling. But she would discover a painful truth at its climax. Her mother’s confession had come almost a decade late.
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Oct 31, 2013 · Philomena is the working-class woman who holds on to one clear moral fact: what the church did to her was wrong, but she doesn't want revenge, only the truth. The story of Philomena's teenage...
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