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• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• ASIN: B002YUK68U
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #443,968 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

ANNE-MARIE DUFF, NORA-JANE NOONE, DOROTHY DUFFY, EILEEN WALSH, MARY MURRAY, BRITTA SMITH ,FRANCES HEALY, EITHE MCGUINNESS, Sinopsis Inspirada en hechos reales, esta película tiene como eje central mostrar los abusos y maltratos sufridos por jóvenes internas de un convento de monjas en los años 60´s en Irlanda. Los conventos de la Magdalena, el último de los cuales fue cerrado en 1996, formaba parte del sistema de instituciones en el que se confinaba a las mujeres condenadas por la sociedad... sus pecados: ser víctimas de violación, ser demasiado listas o madres solteras, en fin, ser mujeres sin voz ni voto repudiadas incluso por sus propios padres. ***********English*************** A stirring, must-see motion picture critics called one of the best films of the year, THE MAGDALENE SISTERS is the triumphant story of three extraordinary women whose courage to defy a century of injustice would inspire a nation! Abandoned by society and cast out by their families for crimes they did not commit, these women found themselves stripped of their liberty and dignity and condemned to indefinite sentences of manual labor. Within the church-run Magdalene Laundries, these women were forced into unbearable institutional servitude in order to cleanse themselves of the "sins" of which they had been accused. From acclaimed director Peter Mullan, this award-winning powerhouse not only reveals the truth behind one of the great tragedies of our time, but celebrates the bravery that would bring it to an end!