Small Things Like These
Small Things Like These
Small Things Like These takes place over Christmas in 1985, when devoted father and coal merchant Bill Furlong (Cillian Murphy) discovers startling secrets kept by the convent in his town, along with some shocking truths of his own. The film reveals truths about Ireland's Magdalene laundries -- horrific asylums run by Roman Catholic institutions from the 1820s until 1996, ostensibly to reform "fallen young women." Adapted from the Booker Prize nominated novel by Claire Keegan.
WINNER
Berlin International Film Festival - Best Supporting Performance, Emily Watson
21st Irish Film & Television Awards - Best Film, Best Script (Enda Walsh), Best Lead Actor (Cillian Murphy)
Certified Fresh - Rotten Tomatoes
"A deep-dive character study anchored by Cillian Murphy’s fiercely internalised performance, Tim Mielant’s film is quietly emblematic of a changing Ireland." - Irish Times
"This is a master class in quiet acting, one that’s hard to shake once the credits roll." - Boston Globe
"[Murphy's] is a marvel of a performance, extremely expressive and yet deeply inward-looking." - RogerEbert.com
"Beautifully written and rewards you for paying attention." - NPR Los Angeles
"A deliberate film that uses small moments to examine one of the great questions of our time: how good people let bad things happen, and how we might push back against the dark." - Empire Magazine