The Magdalene Sisters
“In a place that defied belief their only hope was each other.”
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
17 people
Anne-Marie Duff
Margaret
Known for
Sex Education
His Dark Materials
Nora-Jane Noone
Bernadette
Known for
The Descent
12 Feet Deep
Dorothy Duffy
Rose
Known for
Fréwaka
Geraldine McEwan
Sister Bridget
Known for
Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves
Agatha Christie's Marple
Eileen Walsh
Crispina
Known for
Patrick Melrose
Small Things Like These
Mary Murray
Una
Known for
Two by Two: Overboard!
The Wonder
Eamonn Owens
Eamonn
Known for
The Butcher Boy
Dorothy Mills
Britta Smith
Katy
Known for
Circle of Friends
Moll Flanders
Peter Mullan
Mr O'Connor
Known for
Ozark
The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power
Eithne McGuinness
Sister Clementine
Also in
Cáca Milis
Frances Healy
Sister Jude
Also in
Davin
The Ulysses Project
Phyllis MacMahon
Sister Augusta
Known for
10 Rillington Place
Peter Mullan Director · Craig Armstrong Composer Nigel Willoughby Cinematographer
Worldwide gross $21M · Budget $5M · United States release August 29, 2003
Box office
Budget
$5,000,000
Worldwide gross
$21,107,578
Gross vs. budget
4.2×
Production
Scottish Screen
Production
Fís Éireann/Screen Ireland
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Momentum Pictures
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PFP Films
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Temple Films
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Dumfries & Galloway Council
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South West Scotland Screen Commission
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Scottish Enterprise Dumfries & Galloway
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UK Film Council's New Cinema Fund
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Element Pictures
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Miramax
Studio
Film Council
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Irish Film Board
Production
Ireland · United Kingdom
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Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · Latin
Release dates
Italy · August 30, 2002
Premiere · Venice Film Festival
Ireland · October 25, 2002
Theatrical
United States · August 29, 2003
Theatrical
United States
January 13, 2003 · Premiere · Palm Springs International Film Festival
April 12, 2003 · Premiere · Philadelphia International Film Festival
June 18, 2003 · Premiere · IFP Los Angeles Film Festival
Brazil
January 16, 2004 · Theatrical
Canada
September 12, 2002 · Premiere · Toronto International Film Festival
Czechia
April 1, 2004 · Theatrical
France
February 5, 2003 · Theatrical
December 9, 2004 · Physical
October 6, 2025 · Digital · Arte•tv
October 6, 2025 · TV · Arte
Germany
January 9, 2003 · Theatrical
Greece
February 14, 2003 · Theatrical
Ireland
October 6, 2002 · Premiere · Cork International Film Festival
Italy
August 30, 2002 · Theatrical
Netherlands
January 27, 2003 · Premiere · International Film Festival Rotterdam
April 3, 2003 · Theatrical
March 11, 2006 · TV · Nederland 3
January 31, 2008 · Physical · DVD
South Korea
May 7, 2004 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
November 9, 2002 · Premiere · London Film Festival
February 21, 2003 · Theatrical
June 30, 2003 · Physical
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