Sun 9 Nov 2014: "Philomena" - ChOC's film of the month
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Cert 12A, 1 hr 35mins.
Showing in Charlbury Memorial Hall at 7.30pm, doors and bar 6.45pm.
Judi Dench and Steve Coogan play unlikely friends in this moving, funny and at times shocking true story of one woman's search for a lost son.
Falling pregnant as a teenager in Ireland in 1952, Philomena was sent to the convent of Roscrea to be looked after as a "fallen woman". When her baby was only a toddler, he was taken away by the nuns for adoption in America. Philomena spent the next fifty years searching for him but with no success. Then she met Martin Sixsmith, a world-weary political journalist who happened to be intrigued by her story.
Together they set off to America on a journey that would not only reveal the extraordinary story of Philomena's son, but also create an unexpectedly close bond between Philomena and Martin.
The film is a compelling narrative of human love and loss that ultimately celebrates life, showing that there is laughter even in the darkest places.
Tickets £5 on the door, kids 12-15 £3.