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Small Things Like These
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Title: Small Things Like These

Release Date: 1 Nov 2024

Runtime: 1h 39m

Genre: Drama

Director: Artists Equity, Big Things Films, Wilder Content, Fís Éireann/Screen Ireland

Production Companies: Artists Equity, Big Things Films, Wilder Content, Fís Éireann/Screen Ireland

Overview: 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.

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Ratings

Average Vote: 6.9 (150 votes)

Cast

  • Bill Furlong: Cillian Murphy
  • Sister Mary: Emily Watson
  • Mrs. Wilson: Michelle Fairley
  • Eileen Furlong: Eileen Walsh
  • Sarah Redmond: Zara Devlin
  • Sister Carmel: Clare Dunne
  • Mrs. Kehoe: Helen Behan
  • Laundry Girl: Ella Cannon
  • Pat: Patrick Ryan
  • Barry: Peter Claffey
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