The Magdalene Sisters
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Universal acclaim- based on 26 Ratings
- Starring: Anne-Marie Duff, Dorothy Duffy, Eileen Walsh, Nora-Jane Noone
- Summary: An unflinching and compelling emotional drama, charting several years in the young lives of four "fallen woman" who were rejected by their families and abandoned to the mercy of the Catholic Church in 1960's Ireland. (Miramax Films)
- Director: Peter Mullan
- Genre(s): Drama
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Positive: 38 out of 38
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100A fierce, brilliant film that breaks (and then mends) your heart.
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80Grim, grueling and triumphantly powerful.
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80A rip-roaring feminist yarn that should offer relief to viewers anxious for an alternative to the boys-with-guns flicks of summer.
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80When it comes time for some of the girls to flee, the result is one of the most emotionally satisfying of all prison breaks.
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Positive: 16 out of 17
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SarahO.10
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chunt9Excellent film- made better by using unknowns....excellent acting....makes me embarassed to be a Catholic....and they did not close until 1998!
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