Set in 19th Century Ireland, the 'Molly Maguires' take revenge on an old man who has been telling tales to the Landlord.
Acting
Baby Cillian Murphy already had THOSE eyes.
Direction
Waller squeezes centuries of oppression into twelve minutes.
Director
Tom Waller
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This was Cillian Murphy's film debut at age 23, shot while he was still studying law.
The Molly Maguires were a real secret society of Irish laborers who used sabotage and violence against oppressive landlords—this film captures their morally fraught legacy.