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Small Things Like These
Irish Drama
In 1985 devoted father Bill Furlong discovers disturbing secrets at the local convent and uncovers shocking truths of his own.
Bill is a hard-working coal merchant, doing his best to support his wife and five daughters amid the challenging conditions of 1980s Ireland. In the lead-up to Christmas, Bill makes an early morning delivery to the local convent. However, an unexpected encounter with one of the convent’s traumatised residents shakes him to his very core. It forces him to ask questions about the nuns’ conduct that nobody else dares say aloud.
Based on Claire Keegan’s novel, Small Things Like These explores one man’s efforts to confront the culture of silence and complicity in Catholic Ireland.
- Directed by Tim Mielants
- Starring Cillian Murphy, Eileen Walsh, Michelle Fairley, Emily Watson
- Film runs for 99 minutes
- Rated CLUB
