What is Cillian Murphy’s new movie about?

The Oscar winner returns to the big screen starring in a story that will surprise you

All eyes are now focused on the winner of the last Academy Awardthe acclaimed Cillian Murphy. Since his rise to world fame with the character of Tommy Shelbythe Irishman has only risen in the industry to become the most sought-after actor of the moment.

Cillian Murphy won the Oscar for best actor with Oppenheimer

However, if Murphy is characterized by something, it is his habitual decision-making about the roles he chooses to play. Despite being at the most successful moment in his career when he starred in the last Christopher Nolan’s Hollywood success, Cillian Murphy prefers to get out of the media spotlight to participate in projects that truly catch his attentioneven if they are not multi-million dollar productions.

Oppenheimer (2023) has further catapulted Murphy’s career but, far from riding a wave that brings him triumphs on the big screen, it seems that He continues to opt for the tranquility of playing characters that truly fulfill him as an interpreter.. He himself responded to the media about an alleged strategy when accepting films, stating that he does not follow any plan, but rather accepts interesting script proposals that present a motivating challenge.

Cillian Murphy is the lead actor in the drama series Peaky Blinders

Despite not feeling boxed in, the truth is that We are used to seeing Murphy in films set in the First and Second World Wars.. Proof of this are his appearances in Peaky Blinders (2013)which will have a movie, The Wind That Shakes the Barley (2006), Operation Anthoropoid (2016) either Dunkirk (2017). However, the new title seems to move away considerably from this common factorwhich makes the star’s next appearance even more intriguing.

The Oscar winner returns to the big screen starring in a story that will surprise you

The new film, titled Little things like that, adapts the novel of the same name called Small Things Like These (2021) by Claire Keegan to film. Cillian Murphy and Emily Watson will star in the storydirected by Tim Mielants, which opened this year’s Berlin Festival. Watson ended up winning the Silver Bear for her brilliant performance in a film that will be distributed by Lionsgate in the United Kingdom, Ireland and the United States.

Cillian Murphy in The Wind That Shakes the Barley (2006)

Keegan’s novel was one of the most praised of 2021winning the Irish Novel of the Year award and being nominated for the Rathbones Folio and Booker Prizes 2022. After this, the companies Artists Equity and Big Things Filmsproducer of Cillian Murphy, They decided to bet on a script that, adapted by Enda Walshpromises to leave us a high level film.

The plotlocated in the Ireland 1985, tells the story of a family man dedicated to the charcoal and firewood trade. During the normal course of life Bill Furlong (Cillian Murphy)the protagonist will come across a local convent in the area where they take place abuse crimes towards the women who work there.

Cillian Murphy at the Berlin Film Festival

Furlong is a witness of forced labor and atrocities committed against the victims, so he will not be able to escape what he experienced. Thus, the character is at a moral crossroads in which must choose whether to risk the stability and security of his family when uncovering the case, or decide to look the other way and get on with your life.

Little things like that will delve into deep issues. such as ethics, personal conscience and social justice, demonstrated as small actions by some can significantly improve the lives of those in a less privileged position. There is still no information about the release date but, what we can be sure of, is that Cillian Murphy’s new film will not leave anyone indifferent.

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