The Magdalene sisters = Les soeurs Madeleine Cover Image

DVD

The Magdalene sisters = Les soeurs Madeleine / Scottish Screen, the Film Council and the Irish Film Board/Bord Scann©Øan Ne h©ØEireann present a PFP Films production.

Mullan, Peter. (Added Author). Higson, Frances. (Added Author). McEwan, Geraldine. (Added Author). Duff, Anne-Marie. (Added Author). Noone, Nora-Jane. (Added Author). Walsh, Eileen, 1977- (Added Author). Scottish Screen (Organization) (Added Author). Film Council (Great Britain) (Added Author). Bord Scann©Øan na h©ØEireann. (Added Author). PFP Films. (Added Author). Alliance Atlantis (Firm) (Added Author). Geraldine McEwan, Anne-Marie Duff, Dorothy Duffy, Nora-Jane Noone, Eileen Walsh. (Cast).

Summary:

In Ireland in the 1960s, four women were sent to the Magdalene Laundries, an institution for "fallen" women, where they will atone for their sins through a regimented life of work and prayer. They all had to work in the laundry, where the strict nuns would break everyone's wills through sadistic punishment. Based on a true story.

Record details

Physical Description: 1 videodisc (120 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Publisher: Montr©Øeal : Alliance Atlantis, 2004.

Content descriptions

General Note:	Closed captioned. In English or French; subtitles available in French or Spanish. Title from disc surface. Widescreen version. Originally released as a motion picture in 2002. Special features: documentary "Sex in a cold climate."
Creation/Production Credits Note:	Written and directed by Peter Mullan ; produced by Frances Higson ; Music, Craig Armstrong ; editor: Colin Monie.
Participant or Performer Note:	Geraldine McEwan, Anne-Marie Duff, Dorothy Duffy, Nora-Jane Noone, Eileen Walsh.
Target Audience Note:	CHV rating: 14A.
Language Note:	DVD, Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround, Dolby Digital 5.1 (French), NTSC.