Movies: Philomena Director: Stephen Frears Cast: Judi Dench, Steve Coogan, Sophie Kennedy Clark Production Co: BBC Films, Baby Cow Productions, British Film Institute (BFI) Genres: Drama Runtime: 98 min Country: UK, USA, France Release Date: 2013

When former journalist Martin Sixsmith is dismissed from the Labour Party in disgrace, he is at a loss as to what do. That changes when a young Irish woman approaches him about a story of her mother, Philomena, who had her son taken away when she was a teenage inmate of a Catholic convent. Martin arranges a magazine assignment about her search for him that eventually leads to America. Along the way, Martin and Philomena discover as much about each other as about her son's fate. Furthermore, both find their basic beliefs challenged...