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Cillian Murphy is a fan of Claire Keegan, the author of the original film novel
Scenario
In 1985, devoted Father Bill Furlong uncovers the disturbing secrets hidden by a local monastery and discovers his own shocking truth. She remembers him reading the novel Foster to her; on a train and having to pull her hood over her face because she was crying. Eileen Furlong: If You Want to Get Forward in This Life, There Are Things You Have to Ignore.
And the children who were taken from them
Dedicated to the over 56,000 young women who survived being sent to Magdalene institutions for “penance and rehabilitation” between 1922 and 1998. On 60 Minutes: Red Sea Crisis / Fake Electors / Searching for Cillian Murphy (2024). Just a glimpse into the harsh reality that is the Magdalene Laundries in Ireland.
Bill is a working class Irishman
He is married to Eileen and they have 5 daughters. Bill works in a coal yard and delivers coal to various people. Bill goes to a convent where he becomes restless and after giving birth several times he becomes increasingly concerned about the nuns.
I think this film is important
Bills Dread follows him until Christmas where we learn about his past and come to the conclusion of why he is so evil. I thought it would focus more on the convent and the atrocities that took place there but this was Bill’s story. I felt a pang in my chest throughout the film.
Good watch, well done, 7/10
I wanted him to say something, to do something but at the same time I knew the consequences for him and his family if he dared to question the Church. The fact that these hellholes were open until 1998 is a disgrace and a disgrace to this country and it is infuriating to see the power that the nuns and priests feel they are entitled to.