The Magdalene Sisters [dvd] / Scottish Screen ... [et al.] presents ; in association with Momentum Pictures ; a PFP Films production ; in association with Temple Films ; written and directed by Peter Mullan ; produced by Frances Higson.
Geraldine McEwan, Anne-Marie Duff, Nora-Jane Noone, Dorothy Duffy, Eileen Walsh, Mary Murray, Britta Smith, Frances Healy, Eithne McGuinness. Originally released as a motion picture in 2002. "Inspired by the documentary 'Sex in a cold climate'"--Credits. Special features: documentary "Sex in a cold climate" (1997; 50 min.) / Testimony Films for Channel Four ; producer [and director], Steve Humphries ; narrator, Dervia Kirwan. "Enhanced for 16x9 televisions" -- Container.
Summary:
A group of four young Irish women are forced to enter into a "Magdalen laundry", a Catholic reformatory where they are physically, psychologically, and sexually abused.
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