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Oct 26, 2024 · Set in 1985 Wexford, the film is based on Claire Keegan's Orwell prize-winning fictional novel of the same name that follows coalman Bill Furlong as he uncovers the treatment of the unmarried mothers sent to a Magdalene laundry in his town.
1 day ago · Set in New Ross, Ireland, in 1985, it is a fictional tale, with the unsettling tension of a horror film. But it is based on reality: Magdalene laundries, in which “fallen women” were forced to ...
Sep 19, 2024 · THE trailer has been released for Cillian Murphy’s latest film which tells of the horrors of Ireland’s brutal Magdalene Laundries. Adapted by Enda Walsh from Claire Keegan’s critically acclaimed book Small Things Like These, the tale reveals the truth of Ireland’s mother and baby home system.
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Mar 3, 2022 · The new two-part RTÉ documentary Ireland's Dirty Laundry tells the story of the Magdalene Laundries, primarily through the moving testimonies of some of the survivors.
Oct 25, 2024 · Based on the novel by Claire Keegan, Small Things Like These follows Bill Furlong (Cillian Murphy), a coal merchant who stumbles upon the abuse occurring at a local Magdalene laundry, an...
The tragic and shocking story of the notorious Magdalene Laundries, a shameful system, created by the Irish State but supported by all strata of Irish society, which enslaved more than ten thousand women between 1922 and 1996.
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Feb 18, 2024 · After decades of denial and obfuscation, campaigners agree progress on Magdalene laundry is happening as new Cillian Murphy film absorbs audiences.