Lionsgate has released the official trailer and a new poster for Small Things Like These, based on the bestselling 2021 novel by Claire Keegan, Deadline reported. The film will be released November 1 in the U.K. and Ireland, followed by a November 8 debut in the U.S.
Starring and produced by Oscar winner Cillian Murphy (Oppenheimer), Small Things Like These opened the Berlin Film Festival in February, "the first time an Irish movie has had the honor. Emily Watson went on to win the Silver Bear for best supporting performance for her role," Deadline noted.
Directed by Tim Mielants (Peaky Blinders) and adapted by Enda Walsh (Hunger, Disco Pigs), the movie's cast also includes Eileen Walsh, Michelle Fairley, and Zara Devlin. Murphy previously told Deadline he "fell in love with the book" whose story is "very specific," but with "a huge universality to it."
Matt Damon and Ben Affleck's Artists Equity financed the film after Murphy met Damon while working on Oppenheimer. Producers are Murphy and Alan Moloney, his longtime collaborator and partner at Big Things Films; along with Artists Equity's Damon and Drew Vinton; and Catherine Magee. Exec producers are Affleck, Michael Joe, Kevin Halloran, and Niamh Fagan.