The Magdalene Sisters DVD (2003) Geraldine McEwan, Mullan (DIR) cert 15 Title: The Magdalene Sisters Leading Actor: Geraldine McEwan Region: Region 2 Format: DVD / Normal Type: DVD No. of Discs: 1 disc(s) Studio / Publisher: Warner Bros. Home Ent. UK Release Date: 01 Sep 2003 Edition: Normal Based on the true accounts of the Magdalene laundries in Ireland, which eventually closed in 1996 after an estimated 30,000 women had been detained, this film follows the story of three of these young women in Dublin, 1964.