The Magdalene Sisters
(2002)
Synopsis
Harrowing, fact-based account of Irish-Catholic teenage girls sentenced to toil in church-run laundries for alleged sexual misconduct. With an uncertain fate, several of the girls plot to escape only to find they are never far from the sisters' all-encompassing reach.
Directors
Peter Mullan, Peter Mullan, Nick Powell, Colin Nicolson
Production year
2002
Rating
R
Studio
Miramax Films
Runtime
119 minutes
Cast
Geraldine McEwan, Anne-Marie Duff, Nora-Jane Noone, Dorothy Duffy, Eileen Walsh