The Magdalene Sisters Page #6

Synopsis: A thoroughly mind-provoking film about 3 young women who, under tragic circumstances, see themselves cast away to a Magdalene Asylum for young women in 1964. One of many like institutions, the asylums are run like prisons and young girls are forced to do workhouse laundry and hard labor. The asylum, one of many that existed in theocratic Catholic Ireland, is for supposedly 'fallen' women. Here, young girls are imprisoned indefinitely and endure agonizing punishments and a long, harsh working system which leaves them physically drained and mentally damaged. As the girls bond together, it soon becomes clear that the only way out of the Magdalene convent is to escape, but with twisted Sister Bridget running the wing, any chances seem limited...
Genre: Drama
Director(s): Peter Mullan
Production: Miramax Films
  Nominated for 1 BAFTA Film Award. Another 18 wins & 14 nominations.
 
IMDB:
7.8
Metacritic:
83
Rotten Tomatoes:
91%
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Year:
2002
114 min
Website
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Now, what kind of person

would confuse and disrupt

a child's birthday like that?

But I'm his mother, Sister.

You're not his mother.

Mother puts the child to bed.

Looks after him when he's sick.

Feeds and educates him.

You've done none of that.

Would you take credit

for something you haven't done?

No, Sister.

Well, stop being so stupid

and look for the bloody key!

I never wanted that...

that thing.

Biscuit tins were just fine.

I should've put it

on a separate chain.

All the money's in there.

All the money.

Have you found it?

No, Sister.

Sorry, Sister.

Oh, good Mother.

There's that nice lady again.

They didn't tell her.

She's not here.

They took her away

over a year ago.

They should have told you.

- They took her away.

- Patricia!

All right.

Let's go.

You dead yet?

You got what you deserved.

I was only trying to tell the...

Excuse me, Sister.

Katy's dead.

May she rest in peace.

Remember this beating, girl.

If you ever speak to anyone

outside of here again,

you will receive the same

beating every day for a month.

Now.

Both of you.

Get back to your work.

You know we're both gonna

grow old and die in here.

No one's gonna come for me.

Or for you.

I just don't want to feel like

this for the rest of my life.

I don't want to end up

like one of them.

So are you ready?

Ready for what?

We have to go.

Go where?

Out.

Have you completely lost

your mind?

Look what she did to me.

And that was only

for talking to someone.

What's she gonna do if she

catches me trying to run away?

It doesn't matter.

She's gonna do it anyway.

For something or for nothing.

It doesn't matter to her.

We have to go.

We have to go now.

What does the main-door key

look like?

It's a big, black key.

Let go of the key, Sister.

No.

Let go!

Let go of the key, Sister!

Let go,

you f***ing twisted b*tch!

Let go!

Let go, or, so help me,

I'll stick these in your throat.

Let go.

Get back here!

Get back here!

Get back here!

Get the f*** away from her!

Oh!

Don't even f***ing think about

coming after us!

F***ing stay in there!

Thanks so much for the clothes

and the money and everything.

I'll pay you back as soon

as I get a job, I promise.

Goodbye, Patricia.

My name's Rose.

Rose.

I'll just be a sec.

So will you be all right, then?

I've got my ticket.

I'll be fine.

Liverpool's in England,

isn't it?

Yeah, I think so.

What about you?

You know she'll have the guards

out looking for you.

They can't touch me.

I'm a trainee hairdresser.

That makes me respectable.

They can't touch you

if you're respectable.

I'll write to you.

Grand.

Good luck.

Stop!

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Peter Mullan

Peter Mullan (; born 2 November 1959) is a Scottish actor and filmmaker. He is best known for his role in Ken Loach's My Name Is Joe (1998), for which he won Best Actor Award at 1998 Cannes Film Festival and The Claim (2000). He is also winner of the World Dramatic Special Jury Prize for Breakout Performances at 2011 Sundance Film Festival for his work on Paddy Considine's Tyrannosaur (2011). Mullan appeared as supporting or guest actor in numerous cult movies, including Riff-Raff (1991), Braveheart (1995), Trainspotting (1996), Young Adam (2003), Children of Men (2006), War Horse (2011) and the Harry Potter film series (2010–11). Mullan is an acclaimed art house movie director. He won a Golden Lion at 59th Venice International Film Festival for The Magdalene Sisters, listed by many critics among the best films of 2003 and nominated for BAFTA Award for Best British Film and European Film Award for best film, and a Golden Shell at San Sebastián International Film Festival for Neds. He is the only person to win top prizes both for acting (Cannes best actor award) and for the best film (Golden lion for The Magdalene Sisters) at major European film festivals. In television, Mullan appeared in Gerard Lee's and Jane Campion's acclaimed miniseries Top of the Lake as one of the main characters, head of the Mitcham family and father of Tui Mitcham, whose disappearance is the main topic of the series. He was nominated for Primetime Emmy Award for his work in the series. He played a lead role in the 2008 ITV series The Fixer. In 2017, he appeared in the Netflix series Ozark opposite Jason Bateman and Laura Linney. Since 2016, Mullan has starred in the BBC Two sitcom Mum. In 2018, he stars in the second season of HBO's Westworld. Mullan is also politically active, supporting left-wing causes and protests. more…

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