Looking for something different to watch today? Small Things Like These is a film centering on Ireland’s Magdalene Laundries. It’s based on the 2021 book by Claire Keegan.

Keegan wrote, “I’m interested in how we cope, how we carry what’s locked up in our hearts. I wasn’t deliberately setting out to write about misogyny or Catholic Ireland or economic hardship or fatherhood or anything universal, but I did want to answer back to the question of why so many people said and did little or nothing knowing that girls and women were incarcerated and forced to labour in these institutions. It caused so much pain and heartbreak for so many. Surely this wasn’t necessary or natural? “

If you’d like to learn more about the Magdalene Laundries, you may want to check out our May 2023 post.

Citations, References And Other Reading

1. Featured Photo Courtesy of : 
2. https://www.cbc.ca/radio/writersandcompany/claire-keegan-s-small-things-like-these-is-a-story-of-moral-crisis-heroism-and-the-human-heart-1.6426299
3. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Small_Things_like_These
4. https://thebookerprizes.com/the-booker-library/features/claire-keegan-interview-small-things-like-these

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