A coal merchant is uncovering town secrets in a movie now playing at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln's Mary Riepma Ross Media Arts Center.
Continuing is "Flow" through Dec. 19.
"Small Things Like These" takes place over Christmas in 1985, when devoted father and coal merchant Bill Furlong (Cillian Murphy) discovers startling secrets kept by the convent in his town, along with some shocking truths of his own. The film 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.
"Small Things Like These" is rated PG-13 and is playing through Dec. 19.
A wondrous journey, through realms natural and mystical, "Flow" follows a courageous cat after his home is devastated by a great flood. Teaming up with a capybara, a lemur, a bird and a dog to navigate a boat in search of dry land, they must rely on trust, courage and wits to survive the perils of a newly aquatic planet. From the boundless imagination of the award-winning Gints Zilbalodis ("Away") comes a thrilling animated spectacle as well as a profound meditation on the fragility of the environment and the spirit of friendship and community. Steeped in the soaring possibilities of visual storytelling, "Flow" is a feast for the senses and a treasure for the heart.
"Flow" is rated PG and is showing through Dec. 19.
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