Summary:
A thoroughly mind provoking film about 3 young women whom, under tragic circumstances see themselves cast away to a Magdalene Asylum for young women t in 1964. One of many like institutions, the asylums are run like prisons and young girls are forced to do workhouse laundry and hard labor. The asylum, one of many that existed in Theocratic Catholic Ireland, is for supposedly 'fallen' women. Here, young girls are imprisoned indefinitely and endure agonizing punishments and a long, harsh working system which leaves them physically drained and mentally damaged. As the girls bond together, it soon becomes clear that the only way out of the Magdalene convent is to escape, but with twisted Sister Bridget running the wing, any chances seem limited...
| Runtime: | 119 min |
|---|---|
| Rating: | Rated R for violence/cruelty, nudity, sexual content and language. |
| Production: | Bórd Scannán na hÉireann |
| Genre: | Drama |
| Countries: | UK, Ireland |
| Language: | English |
| Home Release Date: | Mar 23, 2004 |
| Director | Credit |
|---|---|
| Peter Mullan | Director |
| Writer | Credit |
|---|---|
| Peter Mullan | Written By |
| Principal Cast | Credit |
|---|---|
| Anne-Marie Duff | Margaret |
| Dorothy Duffy | Rose/Patricia |
| Eileen Walsh | Crispina |
| Nora-Jane Noone | Bernadette |
| Cast | Credit |
|---|---|
| Britta Smith | Katy |
| Chris Simpson | Brendan |
| Daniel Costello | Father Fitzroy |
| Eamonn Owens | Eamonn |
| Eithne McGuinness | Sister Clementine |
| Frances Healy | Sister Jude |
| Geraldine McEwan | Sister Bridget |
| Mary Murray | Una |
| Phyllis MacMahon | Sister Augusta |
| Rebecca Walsh | Josephine |
| Sean Colgan | Seamus |
| Producer | Credit |
|---|---|
| Alan J. Wands | Co-Producer |
| Andrea Occhipinti | Executive Producer: Eyescreen |
| Ed Guiney | Executive Producer |
| Frances Higson | Producer |
| Paddy Higson | Line Producer |
| Paul Trijbits | Executive Producer |
| Rod Stoneman | Executive Producer: The Irish Film Board |
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