The Magdalene Sisters
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- Synopsis
- Set in 1960s Ireland, this controversial drama chronicles the inhumane conditions suffered by the residents of a Catholic institution for 'wayward' women, a place that resembles a manual-labor prison more than a reformatory....
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- Director(s)
- Peter Mullan
- Distributor(s)
- Miramax
- MPAA Rating
- R
- Runtime
- 119 min.
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Boston Globe | Ty BurrAdd Critic to Favorites
Blistering and brilliant work.Read the full review
Entertainment Weekly | Owen GleibermanAdd Critic to Favorites
The rare movie that turns cruelty into art.Read the full review
Washington Post | Ann HornadayAdd Critic to Favorites
A stirring, emotionally galvanizing film, not only due to its shattering subject matter but thanks to Mullan's spot-on eye for casting and fluid, uncoercive style.Read the full review
