This revelation forces him to confront some hard truths about the convent, his hometown and his own life.
Eileen Walsh, Michelle Fairley and Emily Watson also star.
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This film does not pander, said Damon.
(L-R) Matt Damon with Tim Mielants and Cillian MurphyJohn Macdougall/AFP via Getty
Damon said financing the movie felt like a dream for us.
For us on our side it was a very easy proposition, he added.
And I think that can be a really useful balm for that wound, he added.
The book [that the movie is based on] certainly was.
Maybe its easier to absorb that in a movie than in an academic or government report.
Mielants described the pic as a personal story, one of grief and structuring the pain of grief.
The 74th Berlinale is taking place February 15-25.
