During the Berlin Film Festival press conference for his newest movie “Small Things Like These,” Cillian Murphy reflected on the “collective trauma” of Ireland’s Magdalene Laundries. Based on the book ...

Irish actor Cillian Murphy reflected on the "collective trauma" of Ireland's infamous Magdalene Laundries at the launch of his new film "Small Things Like These" at the Berlin International Film ...

Small Things Like These is an Irish drama film based on the historical fiction novel of the same name written by Claire Keegan. The film, directed by Tim Mielants, is an intimate look into the lives ...

From its independence in 1922 up until the late 20th century, the lay government of the Republic of Ireland was closely intertwined with the Roman Catholic Church, and the consequences of this lack of ...

The first film from Big Things Films, Cillian Murphy’s production company, Small Things Like These is a beautiful adaptation of the 2021 Claire Keegan novel of the same name. Murphy’s performance ...

“Small Things Like These” is a slim book by an Irish writer, Claire Keegan, that tells the terrifying and true story of the abuses of the Magdalene laundries over centuries in the Emerald Isle. Now, ...

“Magdalene” laundries dotted the Irish landscape since 1765. These commercial washing businesses were operated by nuns, who made “fallen women” — prostitutes, flirts, orphans, single mothers, and even ...