Movies and TvShows featuring "magdalene-laundry" theme.

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.

London-based journalist Martin Sixsmith meets Philomena Lee, a woman who was forced to give up her son for adoption years ago. Together, they begin a search for her son, encountering deception and uncovering the truth about what happened to him. As they dig deeper, they learn about the abuse and secrets surrounding the adoption process. Despite the obstacles, they are determined to find closure and reunite Philomena with her long-lost son.

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

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.

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.

The Forgotten Maggies focuses on the human rights aspect surrounding the Magdalene Laundries, including testimonies from women and an exploration of the High Park exhumation where 155 Magdalene women were exhumed in 1993