Bring Them Down (15)

★★★ The title says it all: Bring Them Down is a difficult film to stomach, and this confident yet grisly tale occasionally lingers in places it shouldn’t. ~ Irish Independent.

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A gritty revenge thriller about two warring families set against the harsh landscape of rural west Ireland, featuring standout performances from Barry Keoghan and Christopher Abbott, from award-winning filmmaker Christopher Andrews.

Michael, the last son of a farming family, lives a lonely existence with his ailing father Ray. Haunted by a terrible accident in his past, Michael has isolated himself from the world and is dedicated to his prized flock.  

When the ongoing conflict with rival farmer Gary and his unpredictable son stirs old tensions, it triggers a chain of events that take increasingly violent turns, leaving both families permanently altered. 

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★★★★ Here’s a film where regret is stepped into every crevice. ~ The Independent.

★★★★ A bruising, bleak neo-western. ~ Little White Lies.

★★★★ Bring Them Down is as bleak and chilly as a winter’s night in the Irish hinterland, and every bit as bracing. ~ Time Out.

★★★★ ~ The Observer.

★★★★ ~ RTE.