This absorbing and thought-provoking drama takes place over Christmas in 1985, when devoted father and coal merchant Bill Furlong (Oscar-winning actor Cillian Murphy, giving a powerful and masterfully understated performance) discovers startling secrets kept by the convent in his town, along with some shocking truths of his own. Exploring the complexities of doing the right thing, this human story reveals truths about Ireland's Magdalene laundries -- horrific asylums run by Roman Catholic institutions from the 1820s until 1996, ostensibly to reform "fallen young women." Adapted from the Booker Prize nominated novel by Claire Keegan (Foster, the source book for The Quiet Girl).  Emily Watson co-stars.