IRFF25 Bring Them Down

Featuring standout performances from Oscar-nominee Barry Keoghan (Saltburn, The Banshees of Inisherin) and Christopher Abbott (Possessor, Sanctuary), Bring Them Down is a tense and gripping thriller about two warring families set against the harsh landscape of the west of Ireland. Michael (Abbott), the last son of a farming family, lives an isolated existence with his ailing, cantankerous father Ray (Colm Meaney). Burdened by a terrible secret from his past, Michael has isolated himself from the world and dedicates himself to his prized flock. When the ongoing conflict with rival farmer Gary and his wayward and unpredictable son Jack (Keoghan) stirs old tensions and grievances, it triggers a chain of events that take increasingly violent and devastating turns, leaving both families permanently altered. Directed and co-written by first-time filmmaker Christopher Andrews and co-starring Colm Meaney, Paul Ready and Nora-Jane Noone, Bring Them Down is a fierce, muscular debut that signals a bold new cinematic voice.