Ireland's Dirty Laundry

Ireland's Dirty Laundry

2022 · 91 min · ★ 8.0 · Documentary, History, TV Movie

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.

Directed by Gerry Gregg

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