Based on Claire Keegan’s best-selling novel, Small Things Like These, starring Cillian Murphy and directed by Tim Mielants, follows a devoted father, played by Murphy.
He discovers disturbing secrets while working as a coal merchant to support his family. At the same time, he uncovers truths of his own, which force him to confront his past and the complicit silence of a small Irish town controlled by the Catholic Church.
The supporting cast includes Eileen Walsh, Michelle Fairley, Clare Dunne, Helen Behan and Emily Watson.
Mielants is a Belgian director who directed two other films, Wil and Patrick.
