Philomena

On Tuesday, December 17, 2013, I went to see the movie Philomena featuring Judi Dench and Steve Coogan.

This story is about Philomena Lee, a retired nurse, who has kept a secret for fifty years.  When she was young, she was had given birth to a son.  However, being an unwed mother, she was forced to sign away her rights to being his parent and to never look for him.  She also served as an indentured servant to the convent at Roscrea.  In the movie, it was said that the convent at Roscrea is in the Sacred Heart order, but maybe that was fictionalized for the film.

The daughter of Philomena was working at a cocktail party as a waitress when she overheard that Martin Sixsmith might be looking to write a human interest story.  Martin Sixsmith was going through some rough patches due to politics.

What happens?  You will have to watch the movie to find out.  However, I thought this was a very well done movie.  Worth the watch.