The Magdalene Sisters

Released Year: 2002

Certificate: R

Runtime: 114 minutes

Genre: Drama

IMDB Rating:

Meta Score: 83

Director: Peter Mullan

Stars: Eileen Walsh, Dorothy Duffy, Nora-Jane Noone, Anne-Marie Duff

No of Votes: 25938

Gross: 4890878

Overview: 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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