Movie Settings Database

The Magdalene Sisters

Where:

🇮🇪 Ireland

When:

The 1960s

In a place that defied belief their only hope was each other. — Four women are given into the custody of the Magdalene sisterhood asylum to correct their sinful behavior: Crispina and Rose have given birth to a premarital child, Margaret got raped by her cousin and the orphan Bernadette had been repeatedly caught flirting with the boys. All have to work in a laundry under the strict supervision of the nuns, who break their wills through sadistic punishment.

Released in 2002 — 119 minutes

Genre:

Drama

Languages:

English Latin