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Sex in a Cold Climate

  • TV Movie
  • 19981998
  • 50m
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Sex in a Cold Climate (1998)
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Interlocking interviews of 4 women interred in various Magdalene asylums and/or orphanages because of out-of-wedlock pregnancies, being sexually assaulted, or just being "too pretty".Interlocking interviews of 4 women interred in various Magdalene asylums and/or orphanages because of out-of-wedlock pregnancies, being sexually assaulted, or just being "too pretty".Interlocking interviews of 4 women interred in various Magdalene asylums and/or orphanages because of out-of-wedlock pregnancies, being sexually assaulted, or just being "too pretty".
IMDb RATING
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378
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  • Director
    • Steve Humphries(uncredited)
  • Stars
    • Dervla Kirwan
    • Martha Cooney
    • Christina Mulcahy
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  • Director
    • Steve Humphries(uncredited)
  • Stars
    • Dervla Kirwan
    • Martha Cooney
    • Christina Mulcahy
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      • Steve Humphries(uncredited)
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    Interlocking interviews of 4 women interred in various Magdalene asylums and/or orphanages because of out-of-wedlock pregnancies, being sexually assaulted, or just being "too pretty".
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    • orphanage
    • magdalene laundry
    • female protagonist
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    • Trivia
      This film is available as a bonus on the DVD of The Magdalene Sisters (2002).
    • Connections
      Referenced in Philomena (2013)

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    10/10
    Those poor women
    Hard to watch and listen to but is a must watch, what these women went through was horrible. Definitly should be seen by everyone to prevent any religion doing something like this again
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    • Release date
      • March 1998 (United Kingdom)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
    • Language
      • English
    • Production companies
      • Testimony Films
      • Channel 4 Television Corporation
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    • Runtime
      50 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
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    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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