In 1985, while working as a coal merchant to support his family, Bill Furlong 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.
Small Things Like These (2024) is a quietly powerful historical drama directed by Tim Mielants and based on the acclaimed novella by Claire Keegan. With a deeply human story set against the backdrop of institutional abuse in 1980s Ireland, the film explores personal morality, silence, and the cost of doing what’s right—even when it threatens to upend everything. Starring Cillian Murphy in ...
Watching Small Things Like These was deeply moving. It captures small-town Ireland in the 1980s with stark honesty, the silence, the fear, and the power the Church and nuns held over communities.Small Things Like These is a well-made motion picture. The acting is great, but the story development is a little on the slow side. Cillian Murphy is outstanding in any role he plays.
