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.
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- Status
- Released
- Production
- Artists Equity, Big Things Films, Wilder Content, Fís Éireann/Screen Ireland
Keywords
- small town
- husband wife relationship
- based on novel or book
- choir
- flashback
- ireland
- barbershop
- catholicism
- coal
- merchant
- disturbed
- christmas
- abuse
- 1980s
- grim
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Top Cast
Cillian Murphy as Bill Furlong
Emily Watson as Sister Mary
Michelle Fairley as Mrs. Wilson
Eileen Walsh as Eileen Furlong
Zara Devlin as Sarah Redmond
Clare Dunne as Sister Carmel
Helen Behan as Mrs. Kehoe
Ella Cannon as Laundry Girl
Top Crew
Tim Mielants · Director
Enda Walsh · Writer
Claire Keegan · Book
Senjan Jansen · Composer
Frank van den Eeden · Cinematographer
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