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In 1985, Father Bill Furlong, a devoted father, discovers disturbing secrets kept by the local convent and uncovers his own shocking truths.. A fan of Cillian Murphy’s original novelist, Claire Keegan, he remembers reading her novel “Foster” on the train and having to pull his headscarf over his face because he was crying.. Eileen Furlong: If You Want to Get Ahead in This Life, There Are Things You Must Ignore.. The Magdalene Institutions are dedicated to the more than 56,000 young women sent to “repentance and rehabilitation” between 1922 and 1998. And the children who were abducted from them.. Featured in 60 Minutes: Crisis in the Red Sea/Fake Electors/Finding Cillian Murphy (2024) . I was completely glued to the screen from start to finish while watching this movie. The amount of atmosphere and emotional dialogue is incredible. Cillian Murphy is absolutely amazing in this movie, as I expected. But the emotions he shows in this movie and the way he acts through his body language and facial expressions are just amazing. He is truly one of the best actors of this generation. Emily Watson is powerful as the Mother. The tension she brings to every scene is amazing. It really shows how dangerous some of the nuns were at that time. This movie has a perfect running time of 1 hour and 45 minutes. It felt even longer because I was so excited. The singing and the cinematography are both very simple, but very effective. They both really added a lot to the movie, giving it the finishing touches it needed. Overall, this movie is absolutely amazing, it was a very enjoyable watch. I would love to see more films like this in the future. It’s also nice to learn more about my country’s history, even if it’s its dark side. “To get ahead in life, there are things that have to be ignored, so you can move forward.” Eileen Furlong.
