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Damon loved the story and the two set out to make the film
In 1985, devout Father Bill Furlong discovers disturbing secrets held by a local monastery and uncovers shocking truths about himself. While Cillian Murphy was in talks to work with Tim Mielants again, Murphy’s wife suggested the novel “Such Small Things.” ; turned into a film. He didn’t expect the rights to be available, but he called Claire Keegan’s agent, who told him they were. After acquiring the rights from his producing partner Alan Moloney, Murphy pitched the idea to Matt Damon, who set up a studio on the set with Ben Affleck.
And the children who were taken from them
Eileen Furlong: If You Want to Live in This Life, There Are Things You Must Not Let Go. For the more than 56,000 young women who were sent to the “penance and rehabilitation” Magdalene Institution between 1922 and 1998. Presented in 60 Minutes: Crisis at the Red Sea/Fake Voters/Surandant Cillian Murphy (2024). I could watch Murphy stare at a wall and watch paint dry for 2 hours and still buy a ticket.
Honestly, there’s not much there
Here, as Bill Furlong, he conveys a sadness that is rarely seen or understood by those close to him. But we (the audience) see it. I won’t go into the story that much. But that doesn’t mean it’s a bad movie.
It just means it’s a simple story
But it’s very well written, beautifully shot (the whole time I believed I was in Ireland in the 1980s) and incredibly well acted. Magdalene’s Laundries was a real thing until 1996, when the last one closed. Unmarried, pregnant teenagers were sent to convents to give birth and then forcibly adopt their child. All the while, they were exploited as cheap labor by the nuns who ran the laundries.
Eileen Walsh, who plays Mrs
They were also sometimes physically abused and mistreated. It left its mark on the soul of the country. Furlong, also starred in the 2003 film Sister Magdalene. Coincidence or not: I suggest you watch it, because it’s a great book for this gem of a film.
