Small Things Like These

Small Things Like These

Small Things Like These is an artful Irish movie about large matters.

Oscar winner for 'Oppenheimer' praises Claire Keegan's book and says he doesn't care about Hollywood budgets

Directed by Tim Mielants, the feature set in Ireland is 'quite faithful' to Claire Keegan's book; Little Puppet applauds Bill Furlong (Cillian Murphy) is a barely visible protagonist. In some scenes, he only observes the movement of people on the street and witnesses, in a hidden way, what happens in a convent where women live in prison. The father of five daughters and busy providing for his family, Bill receives constant advice to keep quiet. …

In particular, I'm a big fan of Cillian Murphy's work. In interviews he has always made it very clear that he is Irish and is proud of it. I believe that, after the excellent work on “Oppenheimer”, Cillian wanted to do something more particular, that touched on her roots. Ireland is an extremely religious country, with nearly 80% of the population comprised of staunch Catholics. Religion was even one of the determining points for the separation …