Spare the rod, Spoil the child

Ireland, 1942. Spare the Rod, Spoil the Child takes place in a Magdalene Asylum, a home for “fallen women” maintained by the catholic order of the Sisters of Mercy. To repent for their sins, the penitents have to work in a laundry without being paid. In truth, the reality is horrendous. These women are humiliated, harassed, and famished. They are not allowed to talk and they cannot keep any belong…