SMALL THINGS LIKE THESE

Review: Takes place over Christmas in 1985, a devoted father and coal merchant Bill Furlong discovers disturbing secrets kept by the local convent.
Director: Tim Mielants
Actors: Cillian Murphy, Eileen Walsh, Emily Watson, Patrick Ryan, Peter Claffey, Ian O’Reilly, Sarah Morris, Cillian O’Gairbhi, Liadan Dunlea, Giulia Doherty, Aoife Gaffney, Agnes O’Casey and Louis Kirwan
Year: 2024
Genre: Drama
Conclusion: 3/5.
A very low key Irish drama. I found this to be a very moving and engaging film. I love Cillian Murphy and the film is all about his expression and his eyes. I believed in his character and I never once thought it was Cillian Murphy the actor. There isn’t really much dialogue involved. This did remind me of the film Philamena (2013). In Small Things Like These some of the themes that are present are kindness and human decency, moral courage and most importantly redemption.