Small Things Like These
“If you want to get on in life, there’s things you have to ignore so you can keep on.”
In 1985, while working as a coal merchant to support his family, Bill Furlong discovers disturbing secrets kept by the local convent and uncovers truths of his own; forcing him to confront his past and the complicit silence of a small Irish town controlled by the Catholic Church.
Small Things Like These
“If you want to get on in life, there’s things you have to ignore so you can keep on.”
Overview
In 1985, while working as a coal merchant to support his family, Bill Furlong discovers disturbing secrets kept by the local convent and uncovers truths of his own; forcing him to confront his past and the complicit silence of a small Irish town controlled by the Catholic Church.
Director
Tim Mielants
Budget
3.0M
Revenue
12.5M
Status
Released
Production
Artists Equity, Big Things Films, Wilder Content, Fís Éireann/Screen Ireland
Cast
Cillian Murphy
Bill Furlong
Emily Watson
Sister Mary
Michelle Fairley
Mrs. Wilson
Eileen Walsh
Eileen Furlong
Zara Devlin
Sarah Redmond
Clare Dunne
Sister Carmel
Helen Behan
Mrs. Kehoe
Ella Cannon
Laundry Girl
Patrick Ryan
Pat
Peter Claffey
Barry
Ian O'Reilly
Pj
Sarah Morris
Sarah's Mother
Cillian O'Gairbhi
Sarah's Father
Tadhg Moloney
Diarmuid Sinnott
Liadán Dunlea
Kathleen Furlong
Giulia Doherty
Joan Furlong
Rachel Lynch
Sheila Furlong
Aoife Gaffney
Grace Furlong
Faye Brazil
Loretta Furlong
Agnes O'Casey
Sarah Furlong
Louis Kirwan
Young Bill Furlong
Mark McKenna
Younger Ned
Clare Dunne
Sr. Carmel
Joanne Crawford
Norma Sinnott
Aidan O'Hare
Mick Sinnott
Ryan Waters
Young Boy Drinking Milk
Máire Ní Ghráinne
Sr. Anne
Patricia Twomey
Sr. Frances
Abby Fitz
Lisa
Amy De Bhrún
Emma
Vega Farrelly
Little girl with Emma
Clare Monnelly
Niamh
Helen Gregg
Kate
Hugh McAllister
Barber
Ella Cannon
Laundry Girl (uncredited)
Tom Leavey
Pub Goer (uncredited)
John McCarthy
Father with Boy (uncredited)
Jacinta Sweeney
Local (uncredited)
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