The Magdalene Sisters

Aug 30, 2002

1h 59m

★ 7.4

In a place that defied belief their only hope was each other.

Overview

Three young Irish women struggle to maintain their spirits while they endure dehumanizing abuse as inmates of a Magdalene Sisters Asylum.

Genres

Drama

History

Production Companies

Scottish Screen

Fís Éireann/Screen Ireland

Momentum Pictures

PFP Films

Temple Films

Dumfries & Galloway Council

South West Scotland Screen Commission

Scottish Enterprise Dumfries & Galloway

UK Film Council's New Cinema Fund

Element Pictures

The Magdalene Sisters Trailers

Cast

Margaret

Anne-Marie Duff

Bernadette

Nora-Jane Noone

Rose

Dorothy Duffy

Sister Bridget

Geraldine McEwan

Crispina

Eileen Walsh

Una

Mary Murray

Eamonn

Eamonn Owens

Katy

Britta Smith

Mr O'Connor

Peter Mullan

Sister Clementine

Eithne McGuinness

Sister Jude

Frances Healy

Sister Augusta

Phyllis MacMahon

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