Set in 1985, while working as a coal merchant to support his family, devoted father Bill Furlong discovers disturbing secrets kept by the local convent and uncovers shocking truths of his own forcing him to confront his past and the complicit silence of a small Irish town controlled by the Catholic Church.
I read the book a few months ago. Now I've read the screenplay, and it broke my heart, again or even more, I don't know. Next week I can finally watch the movie, and I know it will break my heart as well. But it's so important, people need to know!