"Discarded in death as they were in life" 18 November 2017 Factual 18 mins
For decades, Catholic Ireland locked its children into institutions if they were conceived out of wedlock - punishment for the sinning mothers. Revealing the children's perspectives, and including powerful archive, this documentary offers a painful yet cathartic insight into the cruel business of Mother and Baby Homes.
Watch the official Mother & Baby 2017 trailer in HD below.
Catherine Corless as Self
Carmel Larkin as Self
Peter Mulryan as Self
Pat Duffy as Self
Kathleen Mulryan as Self
Sadie Cramer as Self
Anna Mullarkey Original Music Composer
Mia Mullarkey Writer
Aidan Maguire Director of Photography
Alice McDowell Producer
Emma Scott Executive Producer
Mia Mullarkey Director
Mother and Baby Trailer
Ireland 18 November 2017
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