All language subtitles for The.Magdalene.Sisters.2002.1080p.en

Man:
♪ A gentle man

♪ Was passing by

♪ He stopped for a drink
as he got dry ♪

♪ The well below
the valley o ♪

♪ Green grows the lily o

♪ Down among the bushes o

♪ Me cup was full
up to the rim ♪

♪ If I were to stoop,
I might fall in ♪

♪ At the well
below the valley o ♪

♪ Green grows the lily o

♪ Right among the bushes o

♪ He said, "Young maid,
you're swearing wrong" ♪

♪ For six fine children
she had born ♪

♪ At the well
below the valley o ♪

♪ Green grows the lily o

♪ Right among the bushes o

♪ If you be a man
of noble esteem ♪

♪ You'll tell to me
what happened to them ♪

♪ At the well
below the valley o ♪

♪ Green grows the lily o

♪ Right among the bushes o

♪ Two buried
beneath the stable door ♪

♪ At the well
below the valley o ♪

♪ Green grows the lily o

♪ Right among the bushes o

♪ You'll be seven years
a-ringing the bell ♪

♪ But the Lord above,
He save me soul ♪

♪ From all this hell

♪ Green grows the lily o

♪ Right among the bushes o.

( whispering )

( whispering )

( applause )

( door opens )

Well, what is it
you were wanting to show me?

( music continues below )

Come on, Kevin,
what's the secret?

What do you think
you're doing?

I'm going back down.

Kevin, stop!

No, Kevin,
behave yourself.

Now you're my cousin!

What would your father say?

No, please.
Please stop.

Ah!
Please, Kevin, please.

No, I'm begging you,
please don't.

( crying )

No, don't,
please don't.

( music playing loudly )

( silent )

( silent )

( silent )

( music and hooting
continue )

( silent )

( silent )

( music and clapping
continue )

( music and hooting
continue )

( music ends )

( birds chirping )

( footsteps approach )

You, get up.
Get up.

Get dressed.
Hurry up.

I want you downstairs.

Boy:
What's happenin'?

I don't know.

Shh.

( car motor humming )

Da!
Where's Margaret going?

Ma! Where's Father Doyle
taking Margaret?

( footsteps approach,
door opens )

- Uh!
- Where's the bloody brush?

- Where is it?
- Get off! I won't ever tell ya.

Right, Sonia,
fart in her face!

I'm not farting in her face.

Do it!
Yours are more smellier.

- Don't even think about it.
- ( farts )

Jesus.
How do you do that?

Where's the bleedin' brush?

( sighs )

Take the damn thing.

( both struggling )

Girl:
It's my turn now!

I'm only on 18!
I've got two more.

You're on 20!
I've been counting.

If you two don't stop fighting,
I'll do it myself.

Isn't it a sin
to be beautiful?

No.

Look at the Virgin Mary.

She's beautiful,
isn't she?

It's a sin to be vain.
Vanity is a sin.

( children laughing )

Boy:
What's your name, gorgeous?

Bernadette.

Boy:
Bernadette... lovely name.

Grandmother's name.
Very fond of it.

So you comin' up
to give us a kiss or what?

No chance.

Give us a look
at your legs, love. Go on.

- Excuse me?
- Show us a bit of leg.

- Go on.
- Show a bit more of your leg. Go on.

You spend all your time hanging
around playgrounds, do you?

Which one of us
do you like then?

- You fancy me?
- Boy #2: How could she fancy you?

- Look at the stomach on you.
- Look at this little...

Right, lads, that's enough.

Move or I'll call the guards.

( boys laughing )

Boy:
She's a right mac, isn't she?

Give us a kiss.
Come on now.

Bernadette:
Cheeky.

Why not?

Not that kind of girl.

You wouldn't lie to me,
would you?

Ho ho!

Are you giving
a little kiss?

She's teasing us now,
she is.

Come on up, give us a kiss.

She's a very
good-looking broad.

( sound faded )

( children shouting )

( door opens )

( door creaks )

He's beautiful,
isn't he?

Look at his wee hat.

Ma.

Please, would you just
look at him?

He's your grandson.

Ma, I've said I'm sorry.

I know it was sinful
what I did.

But just look at him, Ma.

You can't blame him for something
he's nothing to do with.

I know I've shamed you
and my da.

But just look at him, Ma.

Ma, would you just
say something? Anything?

All right, Da?

Sit down, Rose.

My name is Father Doonigan.

I work for
St. John's Adoption Society.

Your father and I
have discussed your situation

and we feel it would be
better for the child

if you put him up
for adoption.

A child born out of wedlock
is a bastard child.

Would you have him go through
life as an outcast, Rose?

Rejected and scorned by all
decent members of society?

It's a grievous sin
you have committed.

I know, Father.
I'm sorry. I really am.

All the same, would you have
the child pay for your sins...

your sins,
not his, remember.

I...

Speak up, Rose.
I didn't hear you.

No, Father.

So you agree,
better he gets a chance in life,

that he grows up
in a good Catholic home

with a loving
mother and father?

Sign your name here.

( baby crying )

Now...

you stay with your father
while I go and get the baby.

Wait, you're going
to take him now?

You wouldn't want to get too attached,
would you, Rose?

Did you see the baby, Da?

He's beautiful.

I think I'll tell him
I've changed my mind.

Can I not
change my mind?

Can we just
tear up the forms?

Did you look at him, Ma?

Isn't he beautiful?

He is beautiful.

( door closes )

My baby!
I want my baby!

I changed my mind!

Please, Da, stop them!

Please, Da,
don't let them take my baby.

Please, Da!

- ( sobbing )
- ( baby crying )

Please, Da!

( sobbing )

Leave them down there now
and wait.

( knocking )

Sister Bridget
will see you now.

In you go.

The philosophy here at Magdalene
is a very simple one.

Through the powers
of prayer,

cleanliness and hard work,
the fallen may find their way

back to Jesus Christ,
our Lord and Savior.

Mary Magdalene, patron saint of
the Magdalene Convents herself,

was a sinner
of the worst kind,

giving of her flesh
to the depraved

and the lustful
for money.

Salvation came only
by paying penance for her sins,

denying herself
all passions of the flesh,

including food and sleep,

and working
beyond human endurance

so that she might offer up
her soul to God

and so walk through the gates of
heaven and live an everlasting life.

In our laundry,
they are not simply clothes

and bed linen.
These are the earthly means

to cleanse your very soul,

to remove the stains
of the sins you have committed.

Here you may redeem yourself

and, God will, save yourself
from eternal damnation.

Breakfast is at 6:00,

prayer is at half past 6:00,
work begins at 7:00.

- Lunch is at...
- Excuse me, Sister.

I think I should go.

You see, my father
was very ups...

Don't ever interrupt me,
girl.

Did no one ever tell you that
it's bad manners to interrupt?

Or were you too busy whoring
it with the boys to listen?

- Is that what it was?
- No, Sister.

Are you simple-minded?
Is that what it is?

Are you a simpleton?

I decided when or if
you're allowed to leave,

and I think I can safely say
it could be quite some time.

What's your name?

Margaret, Sister.

Margaret what?

Maguire.

Yours?

Rose Stone.

We have a Rose.
What's your middle name?

I don't have one, Sister.

Well, perhaps
not on your birth certificate,

but I'm sure your parents will have
thought of one or two names for you now.

What's your confirmation name?

Patricia.

Then you may call yourself
Patricia.

"Thank you, Sister."

Thank you, Sister.

And you?

Bernadette Houghy.

From St. Attracta's?

Yes, Sister.

Now how would I know that?

I don't know, Sister.

Is it that Principal McLaughlan
is a very good friend of mine

and has told me all about you?

Or is it that after many years
in charge of this convent,

I know a little temptress
when I see one?

I don't know, Sister.

Well, blessed Mary,
two simpletons in one day.

Well, I'm sure we shall find out
in the course of time, won't we?

Now come with me.

Good afternoon.

Good afternoon.

You come with me.

You over there.

And you come this way.

In the name of the Father and of
the Son and of the Holy Ghost...

Girls:
Amen.

O Angel of God,
my guardian dear,

to whom God's love
commits me here,

ever this night be at my side
to light, to guard,

- to rule and guide.
- All: Amen.

In the name of the Father and of
the Son and of the Holy Ghost.

- All: Amen.
- To bed now, girls.

( locks clicking )

( breathing hard )

Sorry.

Can you help me
to the toilet, please?

Yeah.

( crying )

Are you all right?

( crying )

It's so painful.

What is?

Here, it's so painful.

I think I'm going
to faint.

Okay.

Don't touch it.

Is your milk stuck?

I don't know.
I think so.

Then don't touch.
You'll start leaking all over the place.

Nuns go crazy
if you start leaking.

Best just take the pain.

Be gone in a couple of days.

Better get to bed.

( flushing )

If they see you two
getting friendly,

they'll skin you alive.

Everyone out of their beds!

Come on, come on!
Hurry up!

Has anyone seen
Una O'Connor?

Did anyone hear anything
during the night?

Did anyone see her leave?

Breakfast.

"I believe in one God,

the almighty Father
and maker of heaven and earth,

maker of all things visible
and invisible.

I believe in one Lord,
Jesus Christ.

the only begotten son
of God,

born the Father
before time began.

God from God,
light from light,

true God from true God,

begotten, not made,

one in substance
with the Father,

and through Him,
all things were made."

( all whispering )

"For us men
and for our salvation

He came down
from heaven,

was incarnated
the Virgin Mary

- by the power of the Holy Spirit..."
- ( all whispering )

"...and was made man.

- For our sake..."
- ( whispering loudly )

( bangs table )

That is enough!

"Together with the Father
and the Son,

He is adored and glorified.
He is..."

( door bangs )

"...it was who spoke
through the Prophets.

I believe in one holy Catholic

and Apostolic church."

I'll keep...

I'll keep a very close eye
on all of them.

Did you know, Sister,
I worked here for 40 years?

I don't do priests' collars.

Ask any of the girls.
I don't do them.

So what?
I have to do all my work as well as yours?

We can swap if you'd like.

Get lost.

Have you any bloody ones?

I know the girls hate the bloody ones,
but I don't mind.

There you go.

I'll do this for you.

A lot of the girls
put them into hot water.

I tell them,
but they don't listen.

You have to soak them
in cold water first

with a little bit of salt

and then rub it like that.

I believe ya.

What are you two
talking about?

There's no talking allowed!
Sister!

They were talking.
But I've given them a right row for it.

All right, Sister?

Yes, Kate.

There is no talking
allowed.

What were you talking about?

I was just telling her
how to wash these.

Jesus, Mary
and holy Saint Joseph,

get them away from me.

You're a disgusting girl.

You know that?
Now get back to work.

I worked here
for 40 years.

I know
all the little tricks!

I got my eye
on you two.

Listen to me.

Poor Sister Augusta,

she got into terrible trouble
with that girl running away.

That's why they asked me
to sit in for her.

Her poor nerve ends,
they're all shot to blazes.

I'm giving them
a right earful now, Sister!

Right, right...
a right earful now, Sister.

That's what's wrong
with yous.

You're just co...
you're completely selfish.

You don't care
if some poor nun

gets into trouble
and loses her position.

You don't care.

She just fell asleep
on night duty.

And she's going
to end up in Africa

working with the lepers.

Her fingers could fall off.

Her toes
could fall off.

She might even
lose her nose.

Anything that sticks out
falls off.

Just get on with your work.

Get on with it.

We gotta get out of this...

Quiet now!

( girl screaming )

Man:
Get... get...

Girl:
Please, no! I'm sorry!

- I'm sorry!
- ( man speaking )

Please don't hurt me!

- This one? This one?
- I'm sorry, Dad!

Is this where you are?
You're going to stay here until you die!

- Ya slut!
- I just wanted to come home, Dad!

I just wanted to come home!

I hate you!

Hold that tongue.

What have I told you?!

No! No!

What have I told you?!

Ah!

You've got no home.
You've got no mother.

You've got no father.
You killed us, you slut.

You killed us both.

You run away again,
I'll cripple you.

I swear to God.

Mr. O'Connor,

I think you
should go home now.

We'll look after her now.

What you looking at,
you whores?

God bless you, Sister.

Please don't leave me here,
Dad.

Please don't leave me here!

Get to bed now.

I'll see you
in the morning.

Now...

the rest of you lie down.

Go to sleep.

( Una sobbing )

( engine revving )

So they're all hookers
and whores that work in there?

You don't look at them,
you don't talk to them.

Do you understand me?

Good morning.

There's somebody
looking for you.

My sister.

Oh, it's my little one.

That's my little boy.

( laughs )
Oh, isn't he big?

Isn't he the biggest boy
you've ever seen

in your whole life?

He's only two.

And the size of him!

( kissing )

Blessed Virgin,

may you and...
and Saint Christopher...

Saint Christopher,

look out and...

Holy God,
look after this child.

Bless you
and bless everyone.

Woman:
You two!

Stop hanging around.

You spastic or what?

Now this here
is my friendly face.

You can shove it up
your not-so-friendly arse.

( muttering )

And they told me you lot
were right into fellas.

Well, ain't they right?

That you lot are in here
'cause you like to give it out to the lads?

You like to get
the old knickers off and that?

What's your wee boy called?

Don't know.

Ask me my name.

What's your name?

Crispina.

It means "girlie
with the curly hair."

Sister Bridget
gave it to me.

Two shillings
if you suck my cock.

Oh! Ah! Ohh!

Look what you did,
you mad fuckin' bitch!

When my... when my baby
came out of me,

they gave him
to my sister.

And she's not
allowed to come here

nor talk to me.

So I don't
know his name.

But my auntie,

who's the richest woman
in the world,

she gave us both these.

And my sister...

my sister...
my sister brings him to the gate sometimes

and we talk on this.

This is a... a...

a...

a holy...

holy...

I'm sorry, Sister!
What's the word?

What's the word?

I'm sorry, Sister.
I just can't think of the word.

You know there's no talking.
Get back to word.

I said get back to work.

I am not going
to tell you again.

Telephone!

That's what it is,
a telephone.

I can never think
of the word telephone.

I want to see Sister Bridget
right now!

Wait there.

( knocking )

( door opening )

I understand that you two
have been disobedient.

Sorry, Sister.

I just asked
if I could see you, Sister.

You didn't ask anything, girl.
You demanded.

Now who in God's name gave you
the right to make demands?

I'm just wondering
why I'm here, Sister.

I've not committed
any crime.

I've never been
with any lads ever.

That's God's honest truth.

But you'd like to,
wouldn't you?

I'm a good girl, Sister.

No. You're arrogant,
narrow-minded and stupid,

and that'll be why
the boys liked you.

So much low intelligence
makes it easier

for them to get their fingers
inside you.

Isn't that right, Crispina?

Yes, Sister.

What did I just say?

I don't know, Sister.

That all men are sinners

and therefore all men
are open to temptation.

In any God-fearing country,
if you want to save men from themselves,

you remove that temptation.

Do you understand me, girl?

Yes, Sister.

I wasn't asking you.

I understand you, Sister.

You sure now.

There were a few words
of more than one syllable there.

I understand you, Sister.

Now disobedience
will not be tolerated.

Face the wall.

( gasps )

( gasps )

Now go on,

the two of you
back to your work.

Una, have you completely
lost your mind?

Your hair's no good
to you now.

We'll pack it away later,
sell it to O'Brien's,

give the money
to the black babies.

All right?

Oh.

You won't be
running away now, will you?

With your hair like this.

So where would you go?

I have a cousin in Dublin.

She's a hairdresser.

I've only met her once,
but I'm sure she wouldn't turn me away

if I asked her for help.

You want to come with me?

Why?

What in God's name
have we done to deserve this?

We're not slaves.

We're not criminals.

What have we done?

Having a baby
is not a crime.

Having a baby before you're
married is a mortal sin.

All the mortal sins in the world
wouldn't justify this place.

I'll tell you,

I'll commit any sin,
mortal or otherwise,

to get the hell out of here.

So we gonna get married?

What?

We have to run away together.

Where would we go?

Go to England
or America or something.

You got any money?

Do I look
like I have any money?

I thought you might have
saved up some of your wages.

You think I came here because I
answered an ad in the papers?

No, I just thought
you might have got something.

We get nothing.

So?

So what?

Run away together.

How can we
run away together?

We've got no money,
nowhere to go.

And anyway,
I hardly even know ya.

All right, you can look.

But if you try and touch,
I'll have to kick your teeth in.

It's not a fuckin' chimney.

Do you have the keys
to the back door?

No, Seamus has them.

But you can get them?

I think so.

Then get them
and bring them here tonight.

Tonight?

Yeah.

Oh, dear God.

Oh dear God in heaven.

Jesus.

- Oh, dear God!
- You have to promise me you'll be here.

- You have to promise me.
- All right, I...

If you don't come,
they'll kill me.

I promise.

Get away from me!
I don't even want to look at you.

You... you're a disgusting...

you're a disgusting girl.

We're getting married,
honest.

- He'll never marry you.
- He will.

- Ever.
- He will, but if you...

if you tell,
I can't get out of here.

And then we can't
get married.

Then I'll be a sinner.
You don't want me to be a sinner.

No.

Look, I'll tell Sister Bridget
you were disgusting.

And then... then you'll see,
they'll keep you here forever.

And you'll be able
to get into heaven

because you'd have paid for all
your disgusting sins here now...

- Please.
- Isn't that good?

Please don't tell her.

I'll stay here,
I'll work hard every day.

I'll pray for all my sins.

Please don't tell her.

But I have to tell her.

I have to.

Fine.

But if you do,
I'll kill myself.

And you know what that means.

It means I'll go straight
to hell and so will you.

'Cause in the eyes of God,
you'll be a murderer,

same as me.

No.

No it isn't.

Not true.

( chain rattles )

( key clanking )

This is fuckin' mad.

It's fuckin' nuts.

( whispering )

Open the door.

Brendan?
Brendan, it's me.

Please open the door.

This is madness.

Christ, I don't even know your name.
It's that mad.

Bernadette.
My name is Bernadette.

Please open the door.

They know it was me.
You know that, don't you?

I'll lose my job,
everything.

You know, I have a brother
doing six years in jail

for stealing apples
from the nuns.

Now what would they give me?
I'm sorry.

- Brendan...
- I can't do it.

Brendan,
don't leave me here.

- I'm sorry.
- ( banging )

At least open
the fucking door!

- Hold her still.
- ( grunting )

- Hold.
- I'm holding.

Ah!

Stop it. Stop.

I got her.

Ah!

- Come here.
- Ah!

Ah!

( scissors cutting )

( grunting )

Hold her.

Hold still.

( grunting )

Sister Bridget:
Open your eyes, girl.

Open them.

I want you to see yourself
as you really are.

Now that your vanity is gone
and your arrogance defeated,

you're free.

Free to choose between right and wrong,
good and evil.

So now you must look
deep into your soul,

find that which is pure and
decent and offer it up to God.

Then and only then
will you find salvation.

In nomine Patris, et Filii,

et Spiritus Sancti.

Amen.

Amen.

( applause continues )

( woman laughing )

( woman continues laughing )

Woman:
All right, enough.

Ah, there's nothing like a
little exercise before supper.

Though I have to say,
some of you could do

with cutting down
on the potatoes.

Arms by your sides.

Frances, do you know,
I've never noticed before,

but not only do you have
the tiniest little breasts

I've ever seen,
but you've got no nipples.

Do you see that?

That can't be natural,
can it?

( laughing )

So we're all agreed,

Frances has
the littlest breasts.

But who's got the biggest?

I'd say it was Patricia.

No, she's just broad
in the back.

Turn around, Patricia.

( laughing )

See?

She's just big in the back.

Patricia,
you have a brickie's back.

A couple of tattoos and you could
pass yourself off as a navvy.

( laughing )

No, biggest breasts
definitely have to go

to Cecilia.

Give yourself
a round of applause, Cecilia.

Good girl.

So we've covered
biggest breasts,

littlest breasts,

biggest bottom.

So that only leaves us
with the hairiest.

( laughing )

Crispina, step forward.

And Bernadette,
step forward.

Stand beside each other.

( laughs )

Crispina, get your hands
away from there.

Get them away.

Bernadette,
you have more hair down there

than you have on your head.

But the winner is

Crispina.

Crispina,

you've won.
Why are you crying?

I don't know, Sister.

Neither do I.
It's a game.

Eh, put your clothes on,
the lot of you.

Time for tea.

( gasps )

( water dripping )

( moans )

( teeth chattering )

"Every day of my life
belongs to Thee, o my God,

and every action of my life
should be performed

with the pure intention
of honoring Thee alone.

From this moment, I offer them
to thy sacred heart.

And by this offering,
I consecrate them

without reserve
to thy glory.

Therefore I will perform them

with all possible perfection.

Do not permit them,
o my divine Savior,

to be sullied
by..."

- ( fork drops )
- What's going on down there?

Crispina,
what are you playing at?

I don't know, Sister.

She's very hot, Sister.

Take her to bed.

Come on.

Sorry, Sister.

I think I made a mess,
Sister.

Sorry.

( door opens, closes )

"I renounce all that could
lessen the merit of my offering.

I renounce all vanity,
self-love and human respect.

Grant, o my God,
that I may commence, continue

and end this day
in thy grace

and solely from the pure motive
of pleasing and honoring Thee."

Amen.

Girl: Amen.

I think I might
be dying.

You're not dying.
You've just got a fever.

Maybe you have the flu
or something.

You can die from the flu.

Old people die from the flu,
not young people.

Crispina,
did you lie in this all night?

Crispina,
did you wet the bed?

I've never wet the bed in my life,
not even when I was little.

Then what happened?
It's soaking wet.

( sighs )

Thank God it hasn't gone
all the way through.

Otherwise we've have
to tell the sisters.

You wouldn't want that row,
now would you?

Hold this, will you?

You'll have to sleep
in your dress for now.

I'll go down and try
to get you some clean sheets.

I can do it myself.

Well, do it.

I'll be back.

( squeals )

( screams )

What happened now?
What's wrong with you?

I lost my holy medal.

My Saint Christopher...
I've lost it!

Just calm down. You look in your dress,
I'll look on the floor.

Where is it?
Where's my Saint Christopher?

- Oh! Oh God, where is he?
- I don't know.

Crispina, shh.
It's all right.

Please be calm
and lie down, will you?

It probably fell off
in the canteen.

I'll go down
and find it for you.

You just lie there
nice and still now.

( whimpering )

Shh. I'll be back.
I'll find it for you.

( weeping )

( whispering )
She's not well.

She's not...

What?

Achoo.

( speaking gibberish )

Crispina?

Crispina,
what are you doing?

- You'll never find my Saint Christopher.
- I will so.

Come down from there
and get back into bed.

It's my punishment.

Punishment for what?

I promise you,
I will find it for you.

Now come down from there.

Come on.

Lay down.

If I died of the flu,
it wouldn't be your fault.

- Sure it wouldn't.
- Of course it wouldn't be your fault.

And anyway,
you're not going to die of the flu.

- I told you that already.
- But if you did...

Are you gonna behave now?

I have to get back to work.

( sighs )

( gasping )

( muttering )

Everybody.

( gasping )

She can't get off.

Take her legs!

Lift her, lift her!

Crispina, stop kicking,
will you?!

Try and keep her still,
please!

- She can't breathe.
- Girl: Pull her off!

Keep still, Crispina!
Will you keep still?

Loosen it!

Patricia: I can't!
It's too tight.

Will you loosen it?

- Pull her from the side!
- It's too tight!

Keep it there!

Keep her there!
Don't move her.

( gasping )

There... you've got it!

( gasping )

Good girl.

( gasping )

Crispina, why did you want
to kill yourself?

Jesus, that's a stupid thing
to ask in this place.

Why?

I wanted to die
of the flu.

But you said I wouldn't.

But you mustn't try
to kill yourself.

It's the biggest mortal sin
there is.

You'll go straight to hell.

I saw your wee boy today.

My little boy?

How was he looking?

Lovely.
He looked really sad, though,

'cause you weren't there.
He missed you.

There you go.
Just think how sad he'd be

if he never saw you again.

I have to go to bed.

This place makes us all
desperate at times.

But you must remember that
you'll be out of here one day

and able to play
with your little one.

When?

I don't know.

Then why would you say
something like that?

Because it's true.

Then tell her when.

Next week? Next month?
Next century?

I don't know the exact
date or time.

I'm just trying to stop her
from killing herself.

I know
what you're trying to do.

I just don't know
why you're doing it.

( bell tolling ) -
I lost my Saint Christopher, Father.

Hurry up now.
We'll be late.

( rosaries jangling )

Sister Bridget:
Una O'Connor

has decided to give herself
to the convent.

As most of you know,

this is one of the greatest
commitments a young penitent

can make to our order.

She has turned her back

on the evils
and temptations of the world

and will face
the light of the Lord

with us here in this convent
until the day she dies.

Her sacrifice
and indeed her transformation

from what she once was

should be noted
by you all.

Thank you, Una.

Priest:
In the name of the Father and of the Son

- and of the Holy Ghost.
- All: Amen.

- The Lord be with you.
- All: And also with you.

Judge me, o God,
and distinguish my calls

from the nation
that is not holy.

Deliver me
from the unjust

and deceitful man.

Body of Christ.

Amen.

- Body of Christ.
- Amen.

- Body of Christ.
- Amen.

- Body of Christ.
- Amen.

- Body of Christ.
- Amen.

- Body of Christ.
- Amen.

All right, now come on.
Back in again, the two of you.

Now talk and laugh
when you come in.

All right, go.

- ( mouthing words )
- That's it. Now come on, smile.

A lovely day today.

Now come...
show her the flowers in the garden.

- Look at the flowers.
- Oh.

Will you relax, both of you?
Just be yourselves. Come on.

Try and act natural.

( sighs )

( all cheering )

( Crispina screaming )

( squealing )

He's not a man of God.

- ( screaming )
- ( all cheering )

( Crispina squeals )

( footsteps approach )

( car approaching )

Where you off to?

You wantin' a lift or what?

Why the hell
did you stop me then?

You're from in there,
aren't you?

Christ, they're taking in
loonies now as well?

( footsteps approach )

( all cheering )

- "Lord have mercy on us."
- All: Lord have mercy on us.

- "Christ have mercy on us."
- All: Christ have mercy on us.

- "Lord have mercy on us."
- All: Lord have mercy on us.

- "Christ, hear us."
- Christ, graciously hear us.

"God, the father of heaven."

You said you'd find
my Saint Christopher.

- "Redeemer of the world."
- That's what you said.

- "God, the Holy Ghost..."
- You shouldn't make promises you can't keep.

- "...one God..."
- That's what Bernadette says.

- "Holy Mary."
- All: Pray for us.

- "Holy mother of God."
- Pray for us.

"Holy virgin of virgins."

Bernadette said that
somebody here must have it.

- All: Pray for us.
- "Mother of divine grace."

They're keeping it from me.
Pray for us.

- "Mother most chaste."
- Pray for us.

You said you'd find it.

You promised.

- "Mother undefiled."
- Pray for us.

I've a right mind
to tell the sisters

what you said
about Father Fitzroy.

- "Mother most admirable."
- Pray for us.

- "Mother of good counsel."
- Pray for us.

- "Mother of our creator."
- Pray for us.

- "Mother of our redeemer."
- Pray for us.

- "Virgin most prudent."
- Pray for us.

- "Virgin most venerable."
- Pray for us.

What have you done
to my bed?

My Saint Christopher!

You found it!

God bless you!

You dirty bitch!

( grunting )

- God!
- Patricia: Stop that.

( grunting )

Stop!
Stop it, for God's sake!

You're a wicked bitch,
you know that?

You're a wicked
thievin' bitch!

She had Crispina's Saint
Christopher under her bed!

The only thing that girl owns
in the whole world!

And you took it!

You found
my Saint Christopher.

Thank you.

Don't you understand?
She stole it.

Yeah, but you found it.

( panting )

Am I the only one who thinks that what
she did was completely despicable?

Oh, you can all
just go to hell!

Why?

'Cause she didn't suffer.

Penitence, remember?

We're supposed to suffer.

Now fuck off
and let me sleep.

Fitzroy:
All right, come now, girls.

( chatting )

( laughing )

( chatting continues )

( bagpipes playing
"Amazing Grace" )

"But let a man prove himself.

And so let him eat
of that bread

and drink of the chalice.

For he that eateth
and drinketh unworthily

eateth and drinketh judgment
to himself.

This is the word
of the Lord."

All:
Praise be to God.

A reading
from the holy Gospel

according
to Saint John.

All:
Glory be to the Lord.

"At that time,
Jesus said to the multitudes

of the Jews,
'My flesh is meat indeed

and my blood
is drink indeed.

He that eateth
of my flesh

and drinketh my blood

abideth in Me
and I in him.'

As the living Father

has said..."

Ah! Ah!

( shouting )

( grunting )

( shouting continues )

( screaming )

( people gasping )

Sister?
I don't know what's wrong.

Can you help me?
I don't know what I have.

Look, it's all over me.
( crying )

Sit down.

Sit down.
Sit down, Crispina.

Sit down.

It really hurts.
It reall...

Crispina.

Sorry.
It won't go away.

Please.

Fitzroy:
Dear Lord!

Crispina:
You're not a man of God!

- You're not a man of God!
- Bridget: Crispina, sit down.

You're not a man of God!
You're not a man of God!

- You're not a man of God!
- Crispina...

You're not a man of God!

You're not a man
of God!

- You're not a man of God!
- Bridget: Crispina!

You're not a man of God!

You're not a man
of God!

You're not a man of God!

You're not a man of God!

You're not a man
of God!

- Crispina!
- You're not a man of God!

You're not a man
of God!

- You're not a man of God!
- Crispina.

You're not a man of God!

You're not a man
of God!

You're not a man of God!

You're not a man
of God!

You're not a man of God!

You're not a man
of God!

- You're not a man of God!
- Crispina.

You're not a man of God!

Crispina?

Get up now.

Crispina.

Come on now.

Up you come.
Get up.

And sit.
Good girl.

- Come on.
- Where are we going?

I'm sending you
to Mount Vernon Hospital.

They can look after you
better than we can here.

- Mount Vernon?
- That's right.

- Come on now.
- Mount Vernon's for the mad, Sister.

Come on, girl.
Come on then.

No, I don't want to go.

- Look...
- No, I'm not mad.

- Come along now.
- No, I want to stay.

Don't be giving me
any trouble.

She's telling the truth,
Sister.

No, I'm okay.
I'm going to stay.

No, I don't want to go.

- What did you say?
- Nothing.

You said something.
What was it?

I'm sorry. I was confused.
Forgive me.

- Confused?
- ( Crispina shouting )

- Right.
- ( screaming )

- Crispina.
- ( grunting )

Come on, girl.
Crispina.

Let them take you along now.

- Come on, girl, you're perfectly all right.
- No!

- Stop it, girl! Crispina!
- No!

Will you stop it, girl?
Calm down.

- Crispina, let go...
- No! No!

- No! No!
- Let go of it.

Now you're all right,
Crispina.

Will you stop that noise?

They're going
to take you out now, Crispina.

- ( screaming )
- Get her right out.

They're going to take care
of you, Crispina.

You're all right now.
Start behaving yourself.

Get her out of here!
Get her out!

Sister, no, please!

No, please, Sister!

No!

( squeals )

( Crispina squealing )

( music playing )

Man: ♪ God rest ye,
merry gentlemen ♪

♪ Let nothing you dismay

♪ Remember Christ
our savior ♪

♪ Was born on Christmas day

♪ To save us all
from Satan's power ♪

♪ When we were gone astray

♪ O tidings
of comfort and joy ♪

♪ Comfort and joy

♪ O tidings of comfort

♪ And joy.

Bridget:
They say that confession

is good for the soul.

Well, in the presence
of the Archbishop,

Mr. Lanigan, Mrs. Lanigan,
the sisters,

and indeed you all,

I have a confession
I wish to make.

And I warn you now,

some of you will find it
somewhat shocking.

For many years,
more years than I care to remember,

I have had a secret love.

In fact, not just one,
but dozens.

Since I have been
13 years old,

I have been in love
with the films.

( all laughing )

It's true. It's true.

My father used to take me.
It was the old silent ones in those days.

While he loved the comedies,

I loved the westerns.

- ( laughing )
- ( nuns chuckling )

I'll never forget

the look on my dear mother's
face the day I told her

if I didn't get into the convent
and give my life to God,

then I'd be a cowboy instead.
( laughs )

Fortunately,
God gave me the calling.

But I've never forgotten

those old films.

Now today, as we celebrate the
birth of Jesus Christ our Lord,

Mr. Lanigan, one of Dublin's
most respected businessmen,

has brought along
a projector

- and a film for us.
- ( all chattering )

Isn't that wonderful?

Now like yourself,

I don't know
what the film is.

But I know it's not a western.
Isn't that right, Mr. Lanigan?

Apparently they've changed
a lot since my day

and have gone the way of the devil,
like so much of the modern world.

So no less a person

than the Archbishop himself

has chosen the film
for us today.

Sister Jude,

would you turn
the lights out, please?

- ( projector whirring )
- Ooh.

( applause )

- ( music playing )
- ( applause continues )

( ringing )

Woman:
You don't become a nun

to run away from life, Patsy.

It's not
because you've lost something.

It's because
you've found something.

( door unlocks )

I've got a letter here for Sister
Bridget from Father Donelly.

Dear Lord,

remove all bitterness
from my heart.

Please.

Help me to see
thy holy will in all things.

Please.

Oh, please help me.

You can't go in there.

( applause )

Wonderful.
Wonderful.

Oh!

What a beautiful film!

I think we all owe
the Archbishop a vote of thanks.

Thank you.
Thank you, Your Grace.

What is it?

I have a letter here concerning my sister,
Margaret McGuire.

Oh.

It is from
Father Joseph Donelly.

- I'm her brother Eamonn.
- Uh-huh.

- Margaret McGuire.
- Eamonn.

Come on, we're going.

What's wrong?

- Mmm.
- Come on.

Sister Jude,
would you turn the lights on, please?

Now back to your dormitories.

Can you believe
that it's that simple?

That a brother can just
turn up...

Can you believe that?

Margaret, will you hurry up?

Don't you dare tell me
what to do!

Don't you ever dare
tell me what to do!

Where the hell have you been
for four bloody years?

What are you talking about?
I was growing up.

Well, you didn't grow up
bloody fast enough, did you?

( chattering )

May I get past please,
Sister?

You'd better be joking,
girl.

( laughs ) Because if
I thought for a second

that you would seriously expect
one of the persons here

to step aside
for the likes of you,

then brother or no brother,
I would punish such insolence most severely.

Most severely.

I'm not moving, Sister.

Ay.

Then you'll be staying
with us then.

"Our Father
who art in heaven,

hallowed be thy name.
Thy kingdom come.

Thy will be done
on earth as it is in heaven."

- I think we should be moving on.
- "Give us this day

our daily bread,
and forgive us our trespasses,

as we forgive those
who trespass against us,

and lead us
not into temptation,

but deliver us from evil."

( washing machines whirring )

- Excuse me, Sister.
- Yes, Katy?

I don't think I'm feeling
very well today, Sister.

Get yourself a cup of water.

Yes, Sister.

Jesus, Mary and Joseph.

Mmm.

Did they tell you I'm dying?

They wanted to send me
to the hospital.

But I said no,
I wanted...

I wanted to stay here

with the sisters
and my friends.

You knew my mother,
didn't you?

What are you rambling on about,
you old witch?

She was always
very kind to me.

My fa... my father said
I was soft in the head.

But she was always
very kind.

She had a lovely singing voice,
didn't she?

- Lift your head.
- Ah.

She told me
not to go near the soldiers.

She told me.

He was born

16th of October.

I called him Freddie.

I thought my mother
might come back for me,

but, well, there was
an awful lot of us.

And we were poor.

And she said she knew I'd be
happy here with the sisters

and all my friends.

Don't go, don't go.

Please don't leave me
alone with the sisters.

I don't want you
to leave me alone.

I'll tell the sisters
if you leave me alone.

The sisters only want
the work done.

or haven't you
figured that one out yet?

The sisters don't give
a shite about you

and neither do I.

So why don't you do them and me
and everybody else a big favor?

Hurry up and die.

( door opens )

Here you go.

Now if you'd like to make
your way down to the office,

- we'll do the necessary paperwork.
- ( baby cooing )

( knocking )

Bridget:
Come in.

( moaning )

( muttering )

Sorry to disturb you, Sister,

but I wanted
to ask you something.

You see,
it's my son's birthday soon.

And...

I was just wondering if maybe
I could send him a card.

I... I know you can't tell me
where he is,

- but I thought if I gave it to you...
- ( muttering )

perhaps you could send it on
to whoever...

whoever's looking after him.

I want you to help me
look for a key.

It's about this size.
It's silver. It fits in there.

Go on, start looking!

It would only be
a birthday card, Sister.

- ( mutters )
- I wouldn't even sign it.

He wouldn't know
who it was from.

Well, wouldn't that
be bloody stupid?

You'd send
a card to a child

and he wouldn't know
who it was from.

Now what kind of person
would confuse and disrupt

a child's birthday like that?

But I'm his mother, Sister.

You're not his mother!

Mother puts a child
to bed at night,

looks after him
when he's sick,

feeds, clothes and educates him.
You've done none of that.

Now would you take credit
for something you haven't done?

- No, Sister.
- Then stop being so stupid

and look for the bloody key!

I never wanted that...
that thing.

Biscuit tins
were just fine.

I should have put it
on a separate chain.

All the money's in there.
All the money.

Have you found it?

No, Sister.

- ( sighs )
- Sorry, Sister.

( door closes )

Holy mother.

See there...
there's that nice lady again.

They didn't tell her?

She's not here.
The...

They took her away
over a year ago.

They should have told you.
They took her away.

Patricia!

No.

( door opens )

You dead yet?

You got what you deserved.

I was only trying to tell...

Ah!

( knocking at door )

Excuse me, Sister.

Katy's dead.

May she rest in peace.

( Patricia crying )

Remember this beating, girl.

If you ever speak to anyone
outside of here again,

you will receive the same
beating every day for a month.

Now...

both of you,

get back to your work.

You know we're both going to
grow old and die in here.

No one's going
to come for me.

Or for you.

I just don't want to feel like
this for the rest of my life.

I don't want to end up
like one of them.

So you ready?

Ready for what?

We have to go.

Go where?

Out.

Have you completely
lost your mind?

Look what she did to me.

And that was only
for talking to someone.

What's she going to do
if she catches me

trying to run away?

It doesn't matter.
She's going to do it anyway.

For something or for nothing.

It doesn't matter to her.

We have to go.

We have to go now.

( footsteps )

What does the main-door key
look like?

It's a big black key.

Get... come here.

No.

Let go of the key, Sister.

No.

Let go!

( grunting )

Let go of the key, Sister!

Let go,
you fucking twisted bitch!

Let go!

( grunting )

Let go or so help me,
I'll stick these in your throat.

Let go.

Get back here!
Get back here!

- Get back here.
- Get the fuck away from her!

Ah!

Don't you fucking think
about coming after us!

( door opens )

Ah!

Fucking stay in there!

( panting )

( inaudible )

( steam whistle blowing )

Thanks so much for the clothes
and the money and everything.

I'll pay you back
as soon as I get a job.

I promise.

Goodbye, Patricia.

My name is Rose.

Rose.

I'll just be a sec.

So will you be all right then?

I've got my ticket.
I'll be fine.

Liverpool is in England,
isn't it?

Yeah, I think so.

What about you?

You know she'll have the guards
out looking for you.

They can't touch me.

I'm a trainee hairdresser.

That makes me respectable.

They can't touch you
if you're respectable.

I'll write to you.

Grand.

Good luck.

( engine starts )

( chattering )

Bridget:
Stay down, girl!

Ah!

( silent )

( moaning )