The Magdalene Sisters
R“In a place that defied belief their only hope was each other.”
2002·119 min·Released
Studio: Dumfries & Galloway Council, Element Pictures, Fís Éireann/Screen Ireland, Momentum Pictures, PFP Films, Scottish Enterprise Dumfries & Galloway, Scottish Screen, South West Scotland Screen Commission, Temple Films, UK Film Council's New Cinema Fund
7.4TMDb
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Theatrical Aug 30, 2002
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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Crew
DirectorPeter Mullan
WriterPeter Mullan
Cast
Anne-Marie Duff
Margaret
Nora-Jane Noone
Bernadette
Dorothy Duffy
Rose
Geraldine McEwan
Sister Bridget
Eileen Walsh
Crispina
Mary Murray
Una
Eamonn Owens
Eamonn
Britta Smith
Katy
Peter Mullan
Mr O'Connor
Eithne McGuinness
Sister Clementine
Frances Healy
Sister Jude
Phyllis MacMahon
Sister Augusta
Chris Patrick-Simpson
Brendan
Daniel Costello
Father Fitzroy
Rebecca Walsh
Josephine
Sean Colgan
Seamus
Stephen McCole
Young Man in Car
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Keywords
nungirls' boarding schoolbased on true storysinpsychological abusepunishmentsexual harassmentreligiontortureirelandhuman rightscatholicconvent schoollaundryphysical abuseevil nunconvent (nunnery)1960swomen's rightsmagdalene asylum
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Budget
$5M
Revenue
$21M
TMDb Votes
456
Added May 14, 2026Updated Jun 4, 2026