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98m
Small Things Like These
Book Tickets
Synopsis
Screening at Luna Leederville, Luna Outdoor & Luna on SX.
An unassuming man in 1980’s Ireland must grapple with his conscience in the face of an overwhelming moment of insight in Tim Mielant's supremely confident adaptation of Claire Keegan’s Booker Prize-nominated 2021 novella.
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." Set in New Ross, Wexford, in the run up to Christmas, where coal merchant Bill Furlong (Cillian Murphy) is working hard to keep his clients supplied before for a hard winter sets in; a quiet, introspective man, he has a tender relationship with his wife Eileen (Eileen Walsh), and is devoted to their five daughters. Early one morning while making a deliver to the local convent, presided over by the imperious Sister Mary, the Mother Superior (Emily Watson), he makes a discovery that forces him to confront his past and the complicit silence of a town controlled by the Catholic Church.
AWARDS
BERLIN INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL 2024 | Winner: Silver Bear for Best Supporting Performance
Opening Date
Thursday, Apr 10, 2025
Rating
M
Length
98m
Genre
New Release
Reviews
With Cillian Murphy’s quiet, almost small and yet grand performance carrying the story every step of the way, “Small Things Like These” is quite possibly the best movie I’ve seen so far this year.
Cillian Murphy's performance could move mountains.
Small Things Like These shows the transformative power of individual action.
A shattering story of redemption, a truly magnificent film.
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