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The Magdalene Sisters
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The Magdalene Sisters

2002-08-30 · 119 min · ★ 7.5

Drama · History

Three young Irish women struggle to maintain their spirits while they endure dehumanizing abuse as inmates of a Magdalene Sisters Asylum.

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Directors
Peter Mullan
Production companies
Scottish Screen, Fís Éireann/Screen Ireland, Momentum Pictures, PFP Films, Temple Films, Dumfries & Galloway Council, South West Scotland Screen Commission, Scottish Enterprise Dumfries & Galloway, UK Film Council's New Cinema Fund, Element Pictures
Countries
Ireland, United Kingdom
Status
Released
Budget
USD 5,000,000
Revenue
USD 21,107,578

Top Cast

Anne-Marie DuffAnne-Marie DuffMargaret
Nora-Jane NooneNora-Jane NooneBernadette
Dorothy DuffyDorothy DuffyRose
Geraldine McEwanGeraldine McEwanSister Bridget
Eileen WalshEileen WalshCrispina
Mary MurrayMary MurrayUna
Eamonn OwensEamonn OwensEamonn
Britta SmithKaty
Peter MullanPeter MullanMr O'Connor
Eithne McGuinnessSister Clementine
Frances HealySister Jude
Phyllis MacMahonPhyllis MacMahonSister Augusta
Chris Patrick-SimpsonChris Patrick-SimpsonBrendan
Daniel CostelloFather Fitzroy
Rebecca WalshJosephine
Sean ColganSeamus
Stephen McColeStephen McColeYoung Man in Car

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