'Philomena' (2013)

About this episode

The episode explores the film 'Philomena' and its themes related to the Catholic church and the search for lost family connections.

It's borderline offensive that it's taken eighty episodes until we explore a film starring the legend that is Dame Judi, but not nearly as offensive as some of the wrongs suffered by the character she portrays. We don't have to work too hard to find a film exploring controversy involving the Catholic church, but this story only really came to light within the last quarter century and even now, people continue to struggle for answers and reparations. How did this corridor to bring Irish children to the US get established? When did her son first start looking for her? And what was the defining moment in making this connection?! Join us to find out on That's Not How It Went Down! Subscribe now for further listening: https://tnhiwd.supercast.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

People in this episode

Hosts: Lewis Howard, Elliot Fitzpatrick

Topics covered

• film
• Catholic church controversy
• Irish children
• reparations
• family connection

Keywords

• Philomena
• Dame Judi
• Catholic church
• Irish children
• reparations
• family search
• controversy

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Catholic church

Books & works: 'Philomena' (2013)

Places: Ireland, US

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