CinemaOSMovie · 2025 · 1h 42m

Testimony

Some stories can't be buried.

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An extraordinary group of women – supported by activist organisation Justice for Magdalenes – fight to hold the Irish government accountable for abuses in the Magdalene Laundries, Mother and Baby Homes, and the forced separation of families, which takes them all the way to the United Nations.

Directed byAoife Kelleher

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Status
Released
Runtime
1h 42m
Language
EN
Released
November 21, 2025
Budget
$750,000
Studios
Fís Éireann/Screen IrelandBFIUK Global Screen Fund

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5 credited
Starring
Imelda Staunton

Imelda Staunton

Narrator (voice)

Frank Brehany

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Rod Baker

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Catriona Crowe

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Philomena Lee

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Creative team
Directed by
Aoife Kelleher
Aoife Kelleher
Written by
Aoife Kelleher
Aoife Kelleher
Rachel Lysaght
Produced by
Rachel Lysaght
Farah Abushwesha

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