Sex in a Cold Climate (1998)

Directed by

Steve Humphries

Genre

documentary film

Country

Ireland

Runtime

50 min

Rating

7.1 of 10 from 14 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This documentary tells the stories of women who were sent to Irish Magdalene laundries. It shows how they were treated as outcasts and forced to work in harsh conditions. The film is based on interviews with survivors.

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What happens

Sex in a Cold Climate is a 1998 Irish documentary film detailing the mistreatment of "fallen women" in the Magdalene laundries in Ireland. It was produced and directed by Steve Humphries and narrated by Dervla Kirwan. It was used as a source for the 2002 film, The Magdalene Sisters. The film was produced by Testimony Films and aired on Channel 4 in March 1998. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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