Release Date
August 1, 2003 (Limited)
DVD Release Date
March 23, 2004 (Buy on Amazon)
Director
Peter Mullan
Writer
Peter Mullan
Cast
Chris Simpson, Britta Smith, Peter Mullan, Phyllis MacMahon, Eithne McGuinness, Sean McDonagh, Frances Healy, Julie Austin, Eileen Walsh, Mary Murray, Dorothy Duffy, Nora-Jane Noone, Anne-Marie Duff, Geraldine McEwan
Studio
Running Time
120 minutes
MPA Rating
Rated R for violence/cruelty, nudity, sexual content and language
What is The Magdalene Sisters about?
Based on a true story, this film examines the Magdalene Sisters Asylum, where reportedly 30,000 girls over the course of time have spent slaving away doing laundry seven days a week to wash away their sins. Placed in the asylum with no expectation of release, the girls are assumed whores and sinners by those outside and the wicked nuns that run the place. Even more surprising is the "crimes" that put these girls in servitude;... Full synopsis »
MOVIE REVIEW
One of 2003's more intriguing films is The Magdalene Sisters, a dramatic true story about three girls that are sent to work as slaves in the Magdalene Sisters Asylum. More specifically, it is a story of religious intolerance and psychological survival.
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