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The Magdalene Sisters(2002)
Status: Released
Date: 2002-08-30
74%
449 Votes
Time: 1h 59m
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.
Languages: Latin, English.
Countries:
Ireland,
United Kingdom
Budget: $5,000,000.00
Revenue: $21,107,578.00
ProductionCompanies: 
Scottish Screen
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
Movie: The Magdalene Sisters
Top 10 Billed 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
Peter Mullan
Mr O'Connor
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