29/49
Cillian Murphy is a fan of Claire Keegan, the author of the original novel of the film
In 1985, a religious father named Bill Furlong uncovers the disturbing secrets hidden by a local monastery and reveals his own shocking truths.
Eileen Furlong: If You Want to Get Through This Life, There Are Things You Have to Ignore
He remembers reading her novel Foster on the train and having to pull his hood over his face because he was crying.
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Growing up in Ireland in the 80s, I was raised very far from that, but there was a place near me that nuns hit a home run, not that I’m 50, but watching this movie reminded me of those times when you would like to see a girl from one of those places and whisper.
I didn’t know that, and thanks to this movie I’ve revisited it
Powerful.
Killian’s acting was underrated and all the other characters, including the children, were amazing
The stories of the Magdalene Laundries are a dark and terrible part of Irish history, and films like this give us an insight into the pain and suffering.