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The Magdalene Sisters

Name: The Magdalene Sisters
Genre: Drama
Released: 2002
Duration: 119 min
Cast: Anne-Marie Duff, Nora-Jane Noone, Dorothy Duffy, Geraldine McEwan, Eileen Walsh

Taste attributes: dramahistoricalslowfresh & originalheavyrealisticintricategrittyemotive & stirringcomplex relationship

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"In a place that defied belief their only hope was each other."

Boxlist takeRealistic and inventive: a heavy drama, intricate rather than simple. Best if you like surprises over comfort.

Taste details

Pace: slow · Originality: fresh · Tone: balanced · Weight: heavy · Realism: true to life · Story: intricate · Structure: balanced · Look: gritty · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score

Quality rating

7.5 /10

TMDB · 288 votes

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What lines up

Weightiness: Weighty / heavy, just how this profile likes it
Originality: Fresh / original, just how this profile likes it
Pace: Slow, just how this profile likes it

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Realism: True to life, where this profile leans balanced realism

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Synopsis

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.

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