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Bring Them Down

Name: Bring Them Down
Director: Chris Andrews
Genre: Thriller, Drama, Crime/detective
Released: 2024
Duration: 1 h 45 min
Cast: Christopher Abbott, Barry Keoghan, Colm Meaney, Nora-Jane Noone, Paul Ready

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Thriller
Drama

2024
Chris Andrews
105 mins
15

Summary

Revenge drama starring Christopher Abbott, Barry Keoghan and Paul Ready. In rural Ireland, neighbouring farmers Michael and Gary have been locked in long-standing rivalry. When Gary's son Jack steals a couple of Michael's rams to help with his family's money problems, the feud between the two families turns increasingly violent.

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A star rating of 3 out of 5.

Tom Dawson

The past weighs fatefully down upon the present in this revenge drama, which unfolds in an isolated stretch of rural Ireland. Written and directed by debut British film-maker Christopher Andrews, and drawing on elements from American westerns and Greek tragedies, it charts the increasingly violent feud between two sheep-farming families. The brooding Michael (Christopher Abbott), who lives with his widowed father (Colm Meaney), is told by the neighbour's son Jack (Barry Keoghan) that two of his prized rams have been found dead on their land. Michael's anger intensifies when he discovers a teenager claiming ownership of these very animals at a local market. This menacingly scored film challenges expectations by switching its perspective at the halfway point, revisiting events from the point of view of a different character. The film can feel overly grim, with only Michael's ex-girlfriend Caroline (Nora-Jane Noone) representing a possible escape route from the relentless misery. But there's a cinematic confidence to the way Andrews captures this brutal, male-dominated world, and he elicits vivid performances from the ensemble cast.

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6.4/10