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SMALL THINGS LIKE THESE
The shocking truth about Ireland's Magdalene laundries. Based on the novel by Claire Keegan.
Β£5. Doors open 7pm. Film starts 7.30pm. BYOB.
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 β horrific asylums run by Roman Catholic institutions from the 1820s until 1996, ostensibly to reform "fallen young women." Adapted from the Booker Prize nominated novel by Claire Keegan. (Rotten Tomatoes)
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Itβs a somber weaving of disturbing discoveries, but not one without threads of humanity and compassion brought to the screen by Murphyβs deeply emotive performance. Cambridge Day
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The film explores the complexities of doing the right thing, the lies we tell ourselves, and the horrors lurking just below the surface. AMovieGuy.com
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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 Magazine
