What does it mean for a movie to be “based on a true story”? In the case of Philomena, it means borrowing real events and people and reworking them to fit a thematic narrative. Often that infusion of fiction and dramatization brings about a greater truth, and in this new release, that greater truth being communicated is that there is still room for sinc…
Steve Coogan Talks Nonfiction Drama ‘Philomena’ and Altering Fact for Greater Truth
