Friday 25th April: SMALL THINGS LIKE THESE [12A] 98 mins – Drama
Based on the novella by Claire Keegan. Bill Furlong (Cillian Murphy) is a coal merchant in small-town 1980s Ireland.
Everybody in the town knows that the local convent is one of the infamous Magdalene Laundries, but everybody feigns ignorance because the nuns have far-reaching power and influence in the community.
When Bill, himself the child of a single mother, finds a bruised and shivering young woman locked in the convent coalshed on a bitterly cold December day, he knows that any action on his part will cost him dear.
Why see it? The book was very powerful, and the film has had fantastic reviews.
“Cillian Murphy adds another startling performance to his résumé in this stylish production” - The Times (4 stars)
“Mielants and his cinematographer Frank van den Eeden beautifully capture rural Ireland in the mid-'80s, in a way that suggests how little has changed since Bill was a boy in the 1950s.” - Radio Times (4 stars)
There will be an interval during the showing. Subtitles will be displayed too.
All films are shown upstairs in Pelham Hall (directions at page bottom) in the bar area. Doors open at 7.15 pm and films start at 7.30 pm prompt. There is a £7 per head entry fee, payable on the door (cash or card). The bar will be open too.
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