Cillian Murphy’s ‘Small Things Like These’ Acquired by Lionsgate for North America, U.K.
variety.comAlex Ritman “Small Things Like These,” the Irish drama starring newly-minted Oscar winner Cillian Murphy that opened the Berlinale earlier this year, finally has a domestic home, Variety has learned, with Lionsgate picking up the film for the U.S., the U.K.
and Ireland. The studio will partner with Roadside Attractions for its North American theatrical release. Based on the Booker Prize-nominated book by Claire Keegan and directed by Tim Mielants, “Small Things Like These,” premiered to solid reviews in Berlin.
The film sees Murphy star as Bill, a soft-spoken coal delivery driver and devoted father in 1980s Ireland who uncovers disturbing activity at the local convent — led by Emily Watson’s terrifying nun Sister Mary — that challenges his own internal traumas.
Watson won the Berlinale’s Silver Bear for her performance. Produced and financed by Matt Damon and Ben Affleck’s Artists Equity, “Small Things Like These” also marks the first feature out of the blocks from Murphy’s new company Big Things Films, set up alongside producer and longtime collaborator Alan Maloney. “Especially since ‘Small Things Like These’ marks the first project from Big Things Films, I’m particularly pleased Lionsgate and Roadside Attractions will bring it to audiences in Ireland, the U.S.
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