Berlinale 2024 Opens with Cillian Murphy in 'Small Things Like This'
The 74th Berlin International Film Festival opened with 'Small Things Like This', starring Cillian Murphy as Bill, a coal merchant in 1985 Ireland. The film, directed by Tim Mielants, follows Bill's encounter with a girl at a Magdalene laundry run by nuns, exposing the abuse and forced labor of women. Emily Watson plays the Mother Superior. The film is produced by Matt Damon and Ben Affleck. It addresses the Catholic Church's role in the Magdalene laundries scandal, following works like 'The Magdalene Sisters' and 'Philomena'.
Key facts
- 74th Berlinale opened with 'Small Things Like This' on February 15, 2024
- Film stars Cillian Murphy as Bill, a coal merchant in 1985 Ireland
- Directed by Tim Mielants, known for 'Peaky Blinders'
- Emily Watson plays the Mother Superior of the Magdalene Sisters
- Produced by Matt Damon and Ben Affleck
- Film addresses the Magdalene laundries scandal involving the Catholic Church
- Murphy previously starred in 'Oppenheimer' and 'Peaky Blinders'
- The film is based on the novel by Claire Keegan
Entities
Artists
- Cillian Murphy
- Emily Watson
- Tim Mielants
- Matt Damon
- Ben Affleck
- Claire Keegan
Institutions
- Berlinale
- Catholic Church
- Magdalene Sisters
Locations
- Berlin
- Germany
- Ireland