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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.

Screening at Luna Leederville & Luna on SX.

AWARDS

BERLIN INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL 2024 | Winner: Silver Bear for Best Supporting Performance


Opening Date

Thursday, Apr 10, 2025

Rating

CTC

Length

99m

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.
Richard Roeper, Chicago Sun-Times
Cillian Murphy's performance could move mountains.
The Telegraph UK
Small Things Like These shows the transformative power of individual action.
The Conversation
A shattering story of redemption, a truly magnificent film.
Morning Star

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