Small Things Like These (M)

Oscar winner Cillian Murphy delivers a stunning performance as devoted father Bill Furlong in this film based on the best-selling novel of the same name by Claire Keegan. While working as a coal merchant to support his family, he discovers disturbing secrets kept by the local convent — and uncovers truths of his own — forcing him to confront his past and the complicit silence of a small Irish town controlled by the Catholic Church.

Cast: Cillian Murphy, Michelle Fairley, Emily Watson, Clare Dunne

Director: Tim Mielants

★★★★★ "In front of and behind the camera, everyone shines here, but most important of all, they do justice to all the stories that have informed this one. Don't miss it." RTÉ

★★★★★ "a beautiful story of courage in the face of complicity" INEWS.CO.UK

★★★★★ "Without Murphy, Small Things Like These would still be a powerful film; with him, it's a near-perfect one." SUNDAY INDEPENDENT

★★★★ "a subdued and purposeful drama led by Cillian Murphy’s soulful and sincere presence" THE CURB

★★★★ "Cillian Murphy shines" OBSERVER UK

★★★★ "Cillian Murphy is exceptional as a man wrestling with his church and conscience" ARTS DESK

★★★★ "A poignant story about powerful institutions and their influence" SCREEN RANT

★★★★ "I was so rapt, so caught up in this film, that I wasn’t aware that it was going to be the ending until the screen faded to black. It is an absorbing, committed drama." GUARDIAN

★★★★ "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