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  • The Magdalene Sisters (2002)
    Review preview for The Magdalene Sisters

    The performances have a raw naiveté that cuts clean to the truth.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 4 out of 5
    Story of the Catholic convents where Irish girls were sent in response to an assortment of social transgressions.
  • NEDS (2010)
    Review preview for NEDS

    The humour and emotion are so sharp you might not feel them at the time, but Mullan's film cuts deep and leaves its mark.

    Amber Wilkinson · 5 out of 5
    Story of a boy who finds growing up in Glasgow in the Seventies is tough.
  • Orphans (1997)
    Review preview for Orphans

    This is Catholic working class life beyond the limits of restraint where the concept of social order collapses and acts of individual kindness come as a surprise.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 4.5 out of 5
    Jet black comedy about family tribulations in the run up to a funeral.

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