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In 1985, devout Father Bill Furlong uncovers disturbing secrets kept at the local convent and reveals shocking truths about himself. Cillian Murphy is a fan of the film’s original writer, Claire Keegan. She remembers reading her novel “Foster” on a train and having to pull her hood over her face because she was crying. Eileen Furlong: If you want to get ahead in this life, there are things you just have to ignore. Dedicated to the 56,000+ young women who were sent to Magdalene institutions for “penance and rehabilitation” between the years 1922 and 1998. And the children who were taken from them. 60 Minutes Highlight: Red Sea Crisis/Fake Voters/Searching for Cillian Murphy (2024) My eyes were absolutely glued to the screen from start to finish while watching this film. The amount of dialogue-free scenes that have so much atmosphere and emotion is just incredible. Cillian Murphy is absolutely amazing in this film, as I expected him to be. But the emotion he shows in this film and the way he acts through his body language and facial expressions is just magnificent. He really is one of the best actors of this generation. Emily Watson is formidable as the Mother Superior. The tension she brings to every scene is fantastic. It really shows how horrible some of the nuns were back then. This film was a perfect 1 hour and 45 minutes long. It even felt longer to me because of how engrossed I was in it. The soundtrack and cinematography were very simple, but very effective. Both really added a lot to the film and just gave it the finishing touches it needed. Overall, this film was absolutely amazing and so much fun to watch. I would love to have more films like this in the future. It was also fantastic to learn more about my country’s history, even if it is the darker side of it. “If you want to get ahead in life, there are things you have to ignore in order to get ahead.” Eileen Furlong.