Starring Oscar-nominee Barry Keoghan (SALTBURN, THE BANSHEES OF INISHERIN) and Christopher Abbott (HBO’s ‘Girls,’ POOR THINGS, SANCTUARY), BRING THEM DOWN is a tense and gripping thriller about two warring families set against the harsh landscape of rural west Ireland. When the ongoing rivalry between farmers Michael (Abbott) and Jack (Keoghan) suddenly escalates, it triggers a chain of events that take increasingly violent and devastating turns, leaving both families permanently altered.

From first-time filmmaker Christopher Andrews and co-starring Colm Meaney, Paul Ready and Nora-Jane Noone, this is a fierce, muscular debut that signals a bold new cinematic voice.

“‘Bring Them Down’ bristles with twists and tension, its gorgeous pastoral landscapes turning into sites of escalating violence. Yet the film never settles for simplistic hero/villain binaries. Instead, it brilliantly shifts perspective, revealing the fears and aspirations driving all its characters — a strategy that succeeds in no small part due to Christopher Abbott and Barry Keoghan, who share an incredible ability to reveal for the camera what their characters are hell-bent on hiding.” (TIFF.net)

“A promising debut feature, especially for its playfully constructed script that turns the thriller genre inside-out to place real human feeling at its centre.” (Cineuropa)

“A brutally violent directorial debut… veers between pitch-black humor and pervading melancholy.” (Variety)

“I like having my soul slightly destroyed, and movies like Bring Them Down are just the tonic for what ails me.” (Exclaim!)

Monday, March 10
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