# The Magdalene Sisters (2002) - **Summary**: "The Magdalene Sisters" is a 2002 drama set in Ireland in 1964, exploring the lives of four young women - Margaret, Bernadette, Rose, and Crispina - who are forced into a Magdalene asylum, a home for "fallen" women run by the Catholic Church. The film portrays their brutal experiences under the cruel Mother Superior, Sister Bridget, and their struggles within the oppressive environment of the asylum. It highlights themes of abuse, power, and redemption, culminating in different fates for each woman, with Margaret and Bernadette eventually escaping the asylum while Crispina tragically ends her days in a mental institution​[](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Magdalene_Sisters#:~:text=The%20Magdalene%20Sisters%20is%20a,79%E2%80%A0Catholic%20Church%E3%80%91)​​[](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Magdalene_Sisters)​. - **Director**: Peter Mullan​[](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Magdalene_Sisters#:~:text=Directed%20by)​. - **Genre**: Drama​[](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Magdalene_Sisters#:~:text=The%20Magdalene%20Sisters%20is%20a,79%E2%80%A0Catholic%20Church%E3%80%91)​. - **IMDB**: [The Magdalene Sisters on IMDB](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0318411/)​[](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Magdalene_Sisters#:~:text=,148%E2%80%A0IMDb%E3%80%91)​.