Film@BirrTheatre presents "Small Things Like These"

From critically acclaimed dramas and thought-provoking documentaries to foreign language adventures and indie gems, Film@BirrTheatre's selection of films celebrate the power of storytelling on the big screen. Whether you're a film enthusiast or simply looking for a cozy night out, join us for an unforgettable cinematic journey that will inspire, entertain, and spark meaningful conversations.

New Ross, 1985. Bill Furlong is a hard-working coal merchant, doing his best to support his family amid the challenging conditions of 1980s Ireland. In the lead-up to Christmas, Bill makes a morning delivery to the local convent. There, an encounter with one of the convent’s traumatised residents shakes him to his very core. It forces him to ask questions about the nuns’ conduct that nobody else dares say aloud.

Based on Claire Keegan’s novel, Small Things Like These explores one man’s efforts to confront the culture of silence and complicity in Catholic Ireland. Starring Cillian Murphy in his first leading role since his Oscar-winning turn in Oppenheimer, the film also features Emily Watson as the convent’s powerful Mother Superior.

Reviews:

“★★★★ Cillian Murphy has brought to the screen a piercingly painful and sad story with a very literary intensity” - Peter Bradshaw, The Guardian

“This is a somber, unhurried drama that takes its cue from the seeming quietness of the title and is all the more intensely moving for it” - David Rooney, Hollywood Reporter

“It’s Murphy’s exquisitely pained performance, unclenching by fine degrees into something like grace, that gives ‘Small Things Like These’ its eventual, fist-in-the-gut power” - Guy Lodge, Variety

Book your tickets below and join us on Thursday 3 April at 8pm.

Run time: 99 minutes

Cert: 12A

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