Cillian Murphy's near-perfect "powerful" Irish movie has been quietly added to Prime Video
Cillian Murphy's Irish drama Small Things Like These has been added to Prime Video in the UK and Ireland.
Based on the book by Claire Keegan, the movie focuses on Ireland's Magdalene laundries - horrific asylums run by Roman Catholic institutions between the 18th and late 20th centuries.
Small Things Like These is told from the perspective of Murphy's devoted father and coal merchant Bill Furlong in 1985, as he discovers a harrowing secret at the local convent.
The film, which is directed by Tim Mielants and written by Enda Walsh, also stars Eileen Walsh, Michelle Fairley, Emily Watson, Clare Dunne and Helen Behan.
Small Things Like These received a positive reception from critics following its release in November, earning it a near-perfect score of 94% on Rotten Tomatoes.
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In Digital Spy's review of the film, we said: "While some may find it a touch slow, it's Small Things Like These's subtle, show-not-tell storytelling that delivers the drama's emotional blow".
Empire described Small Things Like These as "remarkably powerful", while The Hollywood Reporter said it is "subtle but resonant" and "intimate but emotionally expansive".
After the film's release, Murphy addressed the somewhat abrupt ending, saying that it retained the "genius of the book" by not revealing what happens after Bill makes a stand.
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"People have very different points of view and it's amazing to think about it, because it just unspools and unspools and unspools. And you don't know what it could possibly be," he said.
"It could be a positive or it could have an optimistic outlook or a pessimistic. You know what I mean?
"It's very interesting, but it also represents, I think, sort of the beginning of the loosening of that grip that the church had at the time."
Small Things Like These is now available to stream on Prime Video.
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