The Magdalene Sisters (2002)
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10 years, 5 months ago at Aug 20 16:13
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The Magdalene Sisters is based on what was a reality of life (until surprisingly recently) in Ireland- many girls and young women considered promiscuous or simply flirtatious were forced to live in convents and work in their laundries. It's a powerful indictment of the Catholic church and pervasive social attitudes- the punitive "morality" and gender double standards towards sex. Of course it wasn... read more
A good movie
9 years, 4 months ago at Sep 30 9:15
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Even though Peter Mullan was finally getting noticed following his stellar performance in 'My Name Is Joeโ, I always thought the guy was and still is seriously underrated. In fact ,he has actually also directed a few movies but even though his directing debut โOrphansโ was decent, it was barely noticed when it was released. Eventually, his directing follow-up would get much more attention an... read more
Three young Irish women struggle to maintain their spirits while they endure dehumanizing abuse as inmates of a Magdalene Sisters Asylum.
Release date: 30 August 2002
UPC: 786936233094
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