Magdalene Sisters (2002)
Release Year: 2002
Nation: Ireland, United Kingdom
Alternative Title: The Magdalene Sisters, Magdalene Sisters: En el nombre de Dios, Die unbarmherzigen Schwestern, Em Nome de Deus, Сестрите Магдаленки
Director: Peter Mullan
Writer: Peter Mullan
Production & Genre
Producer: Producer: Alan J. Wands, Frances Higson
Executive Producer: Andrea Occhipinti, Ed Guiney, Paul Trijbits, Rod Stoneman
Companies: Dumfries & Galloway Council, Element Films, Fís Éireann/Screen Ireland, Miramax, Momentum Pictures, PFP Films, Scottish Enterprise Dumfries & Galloway, Scottish Screen, South West Scotland Screen Commission, Temple Films, UK Film Council, UK Film Council's New Cinema Fund
Budget: 5.000.000
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Keywords
Keywords: 1960s, based on true story, catholic, convent (nunnery), convent school, evil nun, girls' boarding school, human rights, ireland, laundry, magdalene asylum, nun, physical abuse, psychological abuse, punishment, religion, sexual harassment, sin, torture, women's rights
Story
The story follows three young Irish women - Margaret, Bernadette, and Rose - who become inmates at a Magdalene Sisters Asylum in Ireland during the 1960s. The asylum is run by cruel nuns who physically, sexually, and psychologically abuse the women, forcing them to work long hours in the laundry without pay. Margaret arrives first after being deemed 'wayward' for becoming pregnant outside of marriage. Bernadette enters later due to her rebellious nature, and Rose follows after she is seduced by a priest. Throughout their ordeal, the three women maintain their spirits despite the dehumanizing abuse they endure.
Summary
Peter Mullan's 'Magdalene Sisters' (2002) is a drama film based on true events set in Ireland during the 1960s. The movie focuses on the lives of young women who were sent to Magdalene Laundries, institutions run by Catholic nuns where they were subjected to forced labor and abuse. The film aims to shed light on the historical mistreatment of women in these convent schools and Magdalene asylums, highlighting themes of human rights violations, sexual harassment, physical and psychological torture, and the suppression of women's rights. Despite the grim subject matter, 'Magdalene Sisters' has been praised for its powerful storytelling and the performances of its lead actresses.
