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Mary: The Mary MacKillop Story
MARY is based on the true life story of Mary MacKillop who in the 1860s began an order of nuns to teach poor Catholic children in rural Australia. When she refused to obey the local Bishop, she was ex-communicated. More than 100 years later, in 1995, she was beatified as Australia's first saint. The film follows her tumultuous journey.
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MARY is based on the true life story of Mary MacKillop who in the 1860s began an order of nuns to teach poor Catholic children in rural Australia. When she refused to obey the local Bishop, she was ex-communicated. More than 100 years later, in 1995, she was beatified as Australia's first saint. The film follows her tumultuous journey.
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Genre:Documentary, Drama
Written By:Kay Pavlou
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Runtime:75 minutes
Studio:Goalpost Pictures, Australian Film Finance Corporation, New South Wales Film & Television Office, R.B. Films, The Australian Film Commission
Cast
Kay Pavlou
Director
Lucy Bell
Sister Mary MacKillop
Linden Wilkinson
Older Mary MacKillop
Rebecca Scully-Webster
Young Mary MacKillop
Brendan Higgins
Father Julian Woods
Brian Harrison
Bishop Sheil
Maureen Green
Sister Teresa
Brian McDermott
Bishop James Quinn
Stephen Leeder
Father Horan
Frank Garfield
Bishop Reynolds
Roslyn Oades
Sister Paula
Vanessa Downing
Flora MacKillop
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