The Magdalene Sisters
2002 British-Irish film by Peter Mullan / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Magdalene Sisters is a 2002 drama film written and directed by Peter Mullan, about three teenage girls who were sent to Magdalene asylums (also known as Magdalene laundries), homes for women who were labelled as "fallen" by their families or society. The homes were maintained by individual religious orders, usually by the Catholic Church.
The Magdalene Sisters | |
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Directed by | Peter Mullan |
Written by | Peter Mullan |
Produced by | David Crane |
Starring | Geraldine McEwan Anne-Marie Duff Nora Jane Noone Dorothy Duffy Eileen Walsh |
Cinematography | Nigel Willoughby |
Music by | Craig Armstrong |
Production companies | |
Distributed by | Momentum Pictures |
Release dates | 30 August 2002 (2002-08-30) (Venice) 25 October 2002 (Ireland) 21 February 2003 (United Kingdom) 1 August 2003 (Worldwide)[1] |
Running time | 119 minutes |
Countries | United Kingdom Ireland |
Language | English |
Box office | $21.1 million[2] |
Peter Mullan has remarked that the film was initially made because victims of Magdalene asylums had received no closure in the form of recognition, compensation or apology, and many remained lifelong devout Catholics.[3] Former Magdalene inmate Mary-Jo McDonagh told Mullan that the reality of the Magdalene asylums was much worse than depicted in the film.[4] Some people have questioned some of the depictions of these institutions in the film.[5]
Though set in Ireland, the film was shot entirely on location in Dumfries and Galloway, South-West Scotland. The film was distributed by Miramax.
The convent used for the film location was badly damaged by fire on 9 August 2022; it had been St Benedict's Convent in West Dumfries.