Philomena

Philomena was a very impressive movie. Very moving, no doubt about that. Judi Dench who played Philomena a very impressive performance. I can smell an Oscar on its way to the actress. The plot of the film very simple but so powerful to the point that I cried meself to sleep last night. Simply put, the story tells of a woman who by the way is actually a true story, is looking for her son which was forcibly given up for adoption. The woman herself was in the Magdalen Laundries. In those days it was shunned or frowned upon to have sex out of wedlock and therefore the Sisters, gave children away to couples who wanted children. Philomena's child was given up. Throughout the film, it was found that the son was gay and died of AIds. and he served or at least was a member of the Ronald Reagan Administration, which we the audience were very impressed.

The Irish Govt and Irish Religious Orders were recently this year under fire for compensation for the treatment the women recieved while in the Laundries. I felt so sorry for them. We all did. Steve Coogan's character Martin a journalist was most impressive. Now am not a fan of his character of Alan PArtridge, prob never will, but the film portrayed a different side to him. Philomena went over to America where the Couple had taken him to, and found out that he was buried back in ROscrea where the Magdalene Laundries were. ONe of the Sisters involved in the whole ordeal was Sr. Hildeberg(something like that). In that she even went as far as, Martin(Coogan) questioning her, not knowing the hardship Philomena went through, Sr. Hildeberg just replied "God will judge me". and in a fit of rage he replies "If Jesus was here, he'd fuck you right out of that wheelchair. ". I prob would have said worse things, cause I don't agree one bit with the Religious Orders what happened. Afterall they wouldn't even support her not one bit.  

Philomena (2013) http://imdb.com/rg/an_share/title/title/tt2431286/