The Magdalene Sisters

The Magdalene Sisters

119 mins | Drama, History | Aug. 30, 2002

Four women are given into the custody of the Magdalene sisterhood asylum to correct their sinful behavior: Crispina and Rose have given birth to a premarital child, Margaret got raped by her cousin and the orphan Bernadette had been repeatedly caught flirting with the boys. All have to work in a laundry under the strict supervision of the nuns, who break their wills through sadistic punishment.

The Magdalene Sisters

119 mins | Drama, History | Aug. 30, 2002

The Magdalene Sisters
Four women are given into the custody of the Magdalene sisterhood asylum to correct their sinful behavior: Crispina and Rose have given birth to a premarital child, Margaret got raped by her cousin and the orphan Bernadette had been repeatedly caught flirting with the boys. All have to work in a laundry under the strict supervision of the nuns, who break their wills through sadistic punishment.
IMDb rating 7.7
Producers Miramax, Scottish Screen, Screen Ireland, Element Films, UK Film Council, 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
Original title The Magdalene Sisters
Directors Peter Mullan
Writers Peter Mullan

Cast

Anne-Marie Duff

as Margaret

Nora-Jane Noone

as Bernadette

Dorothy Duffy

as Rose

Geraldine McEwan

as Sister Bridget

Eileen Walsh

as Crispina

Mary Murray

as Una

Eamonn Owens

as Eamonn

Britta Smith

as Katy

Peter Mullan

as Mr O'Connor

Eithne McGuinness

as Sister Clementine

Frances Healy

as Sister Jude

Phyllis MacMahon

as Sister Augusta

Daniel Costello

as Father Fitzroy

Rebecca Walsh

as Josephine

Sean Colgan

as Seamus

Stephen McCole

as Young Man in Car