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The Magdalene Sisters

Name: The Magdalene Sisters
Director: Peter Mullan
Genre: Drama, History
Released: 2002-08-30
Cast: Anne-Marie Duff, Nora-Jane Noone, Dorothy Duffy, Geraldine McEwan, Eileen Walsh

DramaHistory

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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Cast

Anne-Marie DuffNora-Jane NooneDorothy DuffyGeraldine McEwanEileen WalshMary MurrayEamonn OwensBritta SmithPeter MullanEithne McGuinnessFrances HealyPhyllis MacMahon

Director

Peter Mullan

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