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In 1985, devoted Father Bill Furlong uncovers the disturbing secrets of a local convent and reveals shocking personal truths. She recalls reading her novel Foster on the 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 have to ignore. more than 56,000 young women who were sent to Magdalene institutions between 1922 and 1998 for “penance and rehabilitation purposes”. And the children who were taken from them appeared in 60 Minutes: Crisis at the Red Sea / The Search for the Fake Voters / The Search for Cillian Murphy. 2024). Watching this film, my eyes were completely glued to the screen from start to finish. The amount of dialogue-free scenes that are so atmospheric and emotional is simply incredible. Cillian Murphy is absolutely amazing in this film, as I expected. But the emotions he shows in this film and the way he carries himself through his body language and facial expressions are just amazing. He is truly one of the best actors of this generation. Emily Watson is amazing as the Mother Superior. The tension he creates in every scene is fantastic. It really shows how horrible some of the nuns were back then. This film ran a perfect 1 hour and 45 minutes. It even felt longer because I was so engrossed. The soundtrack and cinematography were so simple yet so effective. They both really added a lot to the film and just gave it the finishing touches it needed. Overall this film was truly amazing and a pleasure to watch. I would love to see more films like this in the future. It was also great to learn more about my country’s history, although I know the dark side of it. “If you want to get ahead in life, there are things you have to ignore in order to move on. Eileen Furlong.