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Small Things Like These

If you want to get on in life, there’s things you have to ignore so you can keep on.

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.

20241h 39mPG-13Drama, History

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About Small Things Like These

Directors
Tim Mielants
Cast
Cillian Murphy, Emily Watson, Michelle Fairley, Eileen Walsh, Zara Devlin, Clare Dunne
Genres
Drama, History
Content rating
PG-13
Original language
English
Production countries
Belgium, Ireland, United States of America
Status
Released

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