Small Things Like These

My eyes were absolutely glued to the screen from beginning to end while watching this film.

The amount of scenes with zero dialogue that have so much atmosphere and emotion is just incredible.

Cillian Murphy is absolutely amazing in this film, as I expected he would be. But the emotion he shows in this film and the way he acts through his body language and facial expressions is just superb. He really is one of the best actors of this generation.

Emily Watson is formidable as the Mother Superior. The tension she brings to each scene is fantastic. It really shows how horrible some of the nuns were in those times.

This film had a perfect runtime of 1 hour and 45 minutes. It even felt longer because of how engrossed I was in it.

The score and the cinematography were both 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 absolutely amazing and it was a very enjoyable watch. I would love to get more films like this in the future. It was also great to learn more about the history of my country, even if it is the darker side of it.

"If you want to get on in life, there's things you have to ignore, so you can keep on."

• Eileen Furlong.