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“.

This film explores the complexities of doing the right thing, the lies we tell ourselves, and the horrors lurking just below the surface.

Adapted from the Booker Prize nominated novel by Claire Keegan. Produced by Ben Affleck, Matt Damon and Cillian Murphy.

Drama, History
Ireland, Belgium, United States (English)
1h 38min