Mubi has revealed a fresh sneak peek from the film “Bring Them Down,” featuring Oscar-nominated actor Barry Keoghan (“Saltburn”) and Christopher Abbott (“Poor Things”). This preview is being shared before the movie’s scheduled release in the United States, United Kingdom, Mexico, Canada, and Ireland on February 7.
In a gripping first film by director Christopher Andrews, we delve into the story of two feuding farming clans in rural western Ireland. The narrative primarily revolves around Michael (Abbott), a solitary farmer cohabiting with his ailing father Ray (Colm Meaney). Their long-standing dispute with Gary (Paul Ready), another farmer, and his volatile son Jack (Keoghan) intensifies into a chain of progressively aggressive encounters. The ensemble additionally features Nora-Jane Noone (“The Magdalene Sisters”) as Caroline, Susan Lynch (“Ready Player One”) as Peggy, and Aaron Heffernan (“Brassic”) as Lee.
In his review for EbMaster, Siddhant Adlakha describes a story that involves fathers, sons, and damaged sheep, cleverly manipulating narrative perspective similar to ‘Rashomon’. It subtly raises questions about masculinity and recurring melancholy, yet never fully exposes them. Reminiscent of its emotionally restrained male characters, the movie avoids direct confrontation with these ideas but allows them to gradually intensify through a tense blood feud that seems overwhelming in the heat of the moment, but upon reflection, appears pathetic.
Siddhant Adlakha’s review for EbMaster portrays a narrative about fathers, sons, and damaged sheep that artfully juggles storytelling perspectives like ‘Rashomon’. It subtly poses questions regarding masculinity and persistent sadness, but refrains from directly addressing them. The movie mirrors its emotionally limited male characters by not tackling these themes head-on, instead building tension through a lingering blood feud that feels immense in the moment, but appears pitiful upon closer examination.
The movie has been receiving much praise on the film festival circuit, first premiering at Toronto and later winning the Douglas Hickox Award for Best Debut Director at the British Independent Film Awards, as well as the Fipresci Prize at Mannheim-Heidelberg International Film Festival. Furthermore, it garnered Andrews the prize for best screenplay at Rome Film Fest and won the top award for best picture in the main competition at Fantastic Fest.
Filmed on-site in Wicklow, Ireland, this movie delves into issues of harmful masculinity and inherited pain within agricultural societies. As director Andrews explains in his film notes, “Men living in these communities are under immense pressure – they can’t express their emotions freely. They just have to tough it out.” He continues, “This silence is hazardous. It breeds dangerous situations.
The movie boasts a musical score by Emmy-nominated musician Hannah Peel, who worked on “Game of Thrones: The Last Watch”, as well as stunning cinematography by Nick Cooke, known for “Limbo”. The production team includes Ivana MacKinnon (from “Beast”), Jacob Swan Hyam, Ruth Treacy, and Julianne Forde.
The film showcases a score from Emmy-nominated composer Hannah Peel, known for “Game of Thrones: The Last Watch”, along with captivating cinematography by Nick Cooke, famous for “Limbo”. The team behind it includes Ivana MacKinnon (from “Beast”), Jacob Swan Hyam, Ruth Treacy, and Julianne Forde.
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