This is Cillian Murphy's next film after 'Oppenheimer.'

Irishman Cillian Murphy is on a winning streak after starring in Christopher Nolan's acclaimed Oppenheimer, an experience that could culminate with an Oscar in recognition of his performance, making him one of the ceremony's favorites.In fact, he is backed by the recent Golden Globe he receive in the Best Dramatic Actor category and a SAG Award nomination. His new project, Small Things Like These, will open the prestigious Berlin International Film Festival (Berlinale), which runs from February 15-25.

The feature will take place at Christmas 1985 and follows Bill Furlong (Murphy), a devout father and coal merchant who unearths raw secrets from a local convent. The context of the plot highlights the practices of the Magdalene Laundries in Ireland, institutions run by the Roman Catholic Church from the 1820s until 1996, where women, mostly unwed mothers, had to do forced labor under the pretext of "reforming" them.

Directed by Tim Mielants (Patrick) and scripted by Enda Walsh, the film is an adaptation of the literary work of the same name by celebrated Irish author Claire Keegan. Also, this work allows a new vision of her narrative after the previous success of An Cailín Ciúin (The Quiet Girl), inspired by her novel Foster, and nominated for an Academy Award.

The festival's press release reads the synopsis: "Set in an Irish village in 1985, the film follows coal and timber merchant Bill Furlong (Cillian Murphy) in the days leading up to Christmas, as he struggles with his conscience and the fear of confronting the ecclesiastical powers as he discovers the local convent's treatment of unwed mothers and their babies."

Small Things Like These will officially premiere during the opening of the Berlinale on February 15.