---
title: 'The Magdalene Sisters (2002)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Peter Mullan'
released: '2002-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 114
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'United Kingdom'
  - 'France'
  - 'Ireland'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-magdalene-sisters-2002'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0318411/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Magdalene Sisters (2002)

2002 · 114 min · Drama · United Kingdom, France, Ireland


## Synopsis

The Magdalene Sisters is a 2002 drama film written and directed by Peter Mullan, about three teenage girls who were sent to Magdalene asylums, 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.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Peter Mullan](https://cinepixo.com/people/peter-mullan)
- **Screenplay:** [Peter Mullan](https://cinepixo.com/people/peter-mullan)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Craig Armstrong](https://cinepixo.com/people/craig-armstrong)
- **Producer:** [Frances Higson](https://cinepixo.com/people/frances-higson)
- **Director of Photography:** [Nigel Willoughby](https://cinepixo.com/people/nigel-willoughby)
- **Editor:** [Colin Monie](https://cinepixo.com/people/colin-monie)

## Cast

- [Britta Smith](https://cinepixo.com/people/britta-smith)
- [Geraldine McEwan](https://cinepixo.com/people/geraldine-mcewan)
- [Dorothy Duffy](https://cinepixo.com/people/dorothy-duffy)
- [Eileen Walsh](https://cinepixo.com/people/eileen-walsh)
- [Anne-Marie Duff](https://cinepixo.com/people/anne-marie-duff)
- [Nora-Jane Noone](https://cinepixo.com/people/nora-jane-noone)
- [Mary Murray](https://cinepixo.com/people/mary-murray)

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