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While working as a coal merchant to support his family, Bill Furlong discovers disturbing secrets kept by the local convent and uncovers truths of his own; forcing him to confront his past and the complicit silence of a small Irish town controlled by the Catholic Church.

Lorna Brady wakes one morning to find a corpse in her house with no idea who the dead woman is. She doubts herself, because she has long suffered from extreme bouts of sleepwalking.

In 1960s Ireland, a priest investigates a haunted asylum where he discovers a terrifying demonic presence.

Based on a true story, The Magdalene Sisters depicts the lives of four young women who are sent to a Magdalene Asylum, a home for 'fallen' women run by the Catholic Church. They endure physical and psychological abuse, forced labor, and sexual harassment. The movie explores themes of religion, sin, and the fight for women's rights.

Sinners is a powerful drama set in 1960s Ireland, focusing on the story of a young woman who finds herself in a Magdalene Laundry, a Catholic nun-operated institution where 'fallen women' were sent to perform manual labor as punishment for their sins. Separated from her baby and subjected to physical punishment, she navigates the oppressive religious order and attempts to break free from the social stigma of her past. The film explores themes of abuse, forced adoption, social injustice, and the strength of the human spirit in the face of adversity.

Sex in a Cold Climate is a documentary that delves into the dark history of the Magdalene Laundries in Dublin, Ireland. It exposes the cruelty, forced labor, and sexual abuse that took place within these Catholic-run institutions. Through interviews, film clips, and testimonies of survivors, the documentary sheds light on the barbarism and power abuse that occurred. It also explores the stigma and shame faced by the women who were sent to the laundries, often for reasons such as being unwed mothers. The film highlights the intersection of religion, morality, and the treatment of women in Ireland during that time.

The tragic and shocking story of the notorious Magdalene Laundries, a shameful system, created by the Irish State but supported by all strata of Irish society, which enslaved more than ten thousand women between 1922 and 1996.

Gives voice to the experiences of Irish institution survivors and focuses on the life and upbringing of one survivor, Anne Silke. Silke was fostered out of the St. Mary, Bon Secours Mother and Baby Home in Tuam at the age of 9 to the Killileas, a prominent political family from Tuam. Untold Secrets recounts her often brutal and abusive treatment at the hands of her foster family and reveals never seen before interviews with fellow survivors. Although Silke is now deceased the documentary gives a posthumous voice to Anne and possibly some closure to her family.

Mother & Baby is a documentary film that explores the heartbreaking stories of mothers and babies who were separated and mistreated in the Magdalene Laundries. The film sheds light on the dark history of these institutions and the lasting impact they had on the lives of countless women and their children.