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Cillian Murphy is a fan of the film’s original novel writer Claire Keegan
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In 1985 devoted father Bill Furlong discovers disturbing secrets kept by the local convent and uncovers shocking truths of his own.. He remembers reading her novel "Foster" on a train and having to pull his hoodie over his face because he was crying.. Featured in 60 Minutes: Crisis in the Red Sea/Fake Electors/Finding Cillian Murphy (2024).
But we (the audience) can see it’s there
I could watch Murphy stare at a wall watching paint dry for 2 hours and I’d still buy a ticket. Here, as Bill Furlong, he conveys a sadness that is rarely seen or understood by the people close to him. I won’t go into the story that much.
Honestly, there’s not much there
But that doesn’t mean it’s a bad movie. It just means that it’s a simple story. But one that is very well written, beautifully shot (The whole time, I believed I was in Ireland during the eighties) and incredibly well acted.
Sometimes, they were also physically abused and mistreated
The Magdelene laundries were a real thing up until 1996, when the last one closed. Unmarried, pregnant teens were sent to monasteries to give birth and lose their child to forced adoption. All the while, they were abused as cheap labor by the nuns who were running the laundries.
Eileen Walsh, who plays Ms
It has left a mark on the soul of the country. Furlong, also starred in the Magdalene sister, a movie from 2003. Coincidence or not: I suggest that you check it out because it’s a perfect bookend to this gem of a movie.
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