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A friend of mine used to own a big gay bar in Dublin, and I recall being in it the day that marriage was legalised in Eire. One of the women celebrating was telling us of her childhood at the hands of the nuns in the 1970s. It was a ghastly story of women who hadn't an ounce of compassion between them all, and this film picks up that cudgel and swings it squarely at what it is little better than a religious equivalent of a Dickensian workhouse. The story is told from the perspective of local coal merchant "Bill" (Cillian Murphy) who lives with his wife and five daughters in a small town in Co. Wexford. Nobody has much money and some are reduced to gathering wood from the forest floor to heat their homes. By comparison, his family are quite well off and with Christmas looming all are anticipating a good family time. He supplies the local convent-cum-orphanage where the unwed girls of the community are deposited when they get in the family way, and it's here that he encounters a young lass locked in the coal shed. Freezing and terrified, he wonders how she got herself trapped in there - and that's where the story starts to focus on not just the inhumanity that prevailed, but on the internecine, web-like, tendrils of a church that brooked no resistance or interference. If you want a "peaceable life" then you'd best leave well alone. Can he, though? He is frequently reminded of his own childhood. One of tragedy, kindness, an hot water bottle and a jigsaw puzzle. "Bill" is a troubled man who has much to mull over as his conscience refuses to accept the societal compromises even his wife (Eileen Walsh) might prefer he adopt in the face of what he has now witnessed. This is definitely a less-is-more film, with an effective paucity of dialogue and a sense of oppressiveness that frequently overwhelms with it's simplicity. The setting demonstrates a degree of menace way more poignantly than any horror film, but horror this is - and an illustration of cruelty in it's most devastatingly subtle form. Murphy shines here, his performance allows his character to take us with him as we all observe a scenario unfold that might not have been out of place in 1885 - but in 1985? Not an easy watch, but well worth ninety minutes of your time.

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Reviewed by eoinageary 7 / 10

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Only a glimpse of the harsh reality that is the Magdalene laundries of Ireland.Bill is a working class Irish man. He is married to Eileen and they gave 5 girls at home. Bill works on a coal yard and delivers it to various people. Bill heads to a convent where he becomes unsettled and after more deliveries he becomes more concerned with the happenings of the nuns. Bills dread follows him into Christmas as we get glimpses of his past as we piece together why he is so upset.I think the movie is an important watch, I did think it would have leaned more into the convent side of things and the atrocities that took place but this was Bills story.The whole movie I felt a pain in my chest, wanting him to say something to do something but also knowing the repercussions he and his whole family would face if they dare question the church.The fact that these Hell holes were open til 1998 is a disgrace and embarrassment to this country, and the church, seeing the power nuns and priests believed they were entitled to is infuriating.A good watch, beautiful performances, 7/10.

Reviewed by CinemaSerf 7 / 10

Small Things Like These

2024

Action / Drama / History

Small Things Like These

2024

Action / Drama / History

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