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The Magdalene Sisters

2002

Peter Mullan

2002·R·United KingdomUnited KingdomIrelandIreland
Award tierGold
Metascore

Three young Irish women struggle to maintain their spirits while they endure dehumanizing abuse as inmates of a Magdalene Sisters Asylum.

Cast

Anne-Marie Duff·Nora-Jane Noone·Dorothy Duffy·Eileen Walsh

Producers

Ed Guiney·Frances Higson·Paddy Higson·Andrea Occhipinti·Rod Stoneman

Languages

United KingdomEnglishLatin

Major Awards

3 wins · 4 nominations

Wins (3)

Festival Grand Prize

Venice Film Festival (2002)

Golden Lion

Peter Mullan

Best Picture

London Critics Circle Film Awards (2004)

British Film of the Year

Best Director

London Critics Circle Film Awards (2004)

British Director of the Year

Peter Mullan

Nominations (4)

Best Picture

British Independent Film Awards (2003)

Best British Independent Film

César Awards, France (2004)

Best European Union Film (Meilleur film de l'Union Européenne)

Peter Mullan
European Film Awards (2002)

European Film

Frances Higson

Best Screenplay

BAFTA Awards (2003)

Best Screenplay - Original

Peter Mullan