The Magdalene Sisters
(2002)
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Category: Bio/History, DramaSub-Category: drama filmMain subject: Magdalene asylum, Catholicism, social exploitation, violence against womenNarrative location: IrelandRuntime: 114 minutesColor: colorLanguage: EnglishCountry: United Kingdom, France, IrelandDirector: Peter MullanScreenwriter: Peter MullanMusic: Craig ArmstrongCinematography: Nigel WilloughbyStars: Anne-Marie Duff, Nora Jane Noone, Dorothy Duffy, Geraldine McEwan, Eileen Walsh, Britta Smith, Mary MurrayProducer: Frances HigsonStudio: Momentum Pictures, PFP Films, Temple Film and Television ProductionsAwards won: Golden LionAward nominations: European Film Award for Best Film (Temple Film and Television Productions, Peter Mullan, PFP Films)Award details: (details at IMDb)
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Three young Irish women struggle to maintain their spirits while they endure dehumanizing abuse as inmates of a Magdalene Sisters Asylum.