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1 day ago · The film ends fittingly with a tribute to the more than 56,000 young women who were sent to Magdalene institutions for “penance and rehabilitation” between the years 1922 and 1996. And the ...
6 days ago · Set in 1985 Wexford, the film is based on Claire Keegan's Orwell prize-winning fictional novel of the same name that follows coalman Bill Furlong as he uncovers the treatment of the unmarried mothers sent to a Magdalene laundry in his town.
1 day ago · His words might well serve as a prologue to the new film adaptation of Claire Keegan’s 2020 novella, Small Things Like These. So too might a brief moment in the equally excoriating, if less nuanced film, The Magdalene Sisters (2002). In it, one of the young women begs a local delivery boy to help her escape, but in the end he lets her down.
22 hours ago · Ben-Hur is a 2016 epic historical drama film directed by Timur Bekmambetov and written by Keith Clarke and John Ridley.
Oct 15, 2024 · Filmed in Morroco, “Mary” chronicles Mary’s coming-of-age journey following her miraculous conception and the intense challenges that ensue. Shunned by her community and forced into hiding, Mary embarks on a treacherous journey with Joseph to protect their newborn son from King Herod’s violent quest to eliminate any threat to his throne.
1 day ago · Director Garth Davis's Biblical drama, starring Rooney Mara and Joaquin Phoenix. Set in the Holy Land in the first century C.E., a young woman leaves her small fishing village and traditional family behind to join a radical new social movement.
Oct 5, 2024 · 'Mary Magdalene' Directed by Garth Davis. Language: English. Run time: 120 minutes. In this film, Garth Davis presents a very different depiction of one of the Bible's most enigmatic figures,...
