"This unflinching drama charts several years in the young lives of four "fallen women" who were rejected by their families and abandoned to the mercy of the Catholic Church in 1960s Ireland. While women's liberation sweeps the globe, these women are stripped of their liberty and dignity and condemned to indefinite servitude in the Magdalene Laundries, so that they may atone for their 'sins'."
My first movie choice was inspired by my upcoming trip to Ireland. I had no idea what I was getting myself into. This true story was extremely heavy but well done and educational. The film starts by introducing the three main women in their lives before they were sent to the Laundry. The first is sent off by her father because she was raped. The second was sent for being flirtatious and vain (she was seen as a temptress). And the third was sent after giving birth to a son out of wedlock. The film then follows their experience for over four years in this church run laundry. Throughout the film, the cruelty of some of the nuns and the unholy behavior of the clergy are exposed.
I believe this is definitely a film to see, but be prepared for some pretty heavy and disturbing material.
Rating: * * * *
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