The Magdalene Sisters (2002)
09/11/2002 (GB)
Drama, History
1h 59m
- 74% (448 votes)
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In a place that defied belief their only hope was each other.
Overview
Three young Irish women struggle to maintain their spirits while they endure dehumanizing abuse as inmates of a Magdalene Sisters Asylum.
- Peter MullanDirector, Screenplay
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
$5,000,000
Revenue
$21,107,578
Keywords
- nun
- girls' boarding school
- based on true story
- sin
- psychological abuse
- punishment
- sexual harassment
- religion
- torture
- ireland
- human rights
- catholic
- convent school
- laundry
- physical abuse
- evil nun
- convent (nunnery)
- 1960s
- women's rights
- magdalene asylum
Top Billed Cast
Anne-Marie Duff
Margaret
Nora-Jane Noone
Bernadette
Dorothy Duffy
Rose
Geraldine McEwan
Sister Bridget
Eileen Walsh
Crispina
Mary Murray
Una
Eamonn Owens
Eamonn
Britta Smith
Katy
Peter Mullan
Mr O'Connor
Eithne McGuinness
Sister Clementine
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