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Bring Them Down

2024

Action / Drama / Thriller

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Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Certified Fresh 90% · 93 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Spilled 54% · 50 ratings
IMDb Rating 6.5/10 10 4195 4.2K

farm feud ireland

Plot summary

When the ongoing rivalry between farmers Michael and Jack suddenly escalates, it triggers a chain of events that take increasingly violent and devastating turns, leaving both families permanently altered.

Director

Chris Andrews Photo
Chris Andrews

Top cast

Barry Keoghan Photo
Barry Keoghan as Jack
Susan Lynch Photo
Susan Lynch as Peggy
Colm Meaney Photo
Colm Meaney as Ray
Nora-Jane Noone Photo
Nora-Jane Noone as Caroline
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973.92 MB
1280*536
English 2.0
NR
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24 fps
1 hr 46 min
Seeds 43
1.95 GB
1920*804
English 5.1
NR
Subtitles tr  de  us  es  fr  it  nl  pt  
24 fps
1 hr 46 min
Seeds 89
1.77 GB
1920*804
English 5.1
NR
Subtitles tr  de  us  es  fr  it  nl  pt  
24 fps
1 hr 46 min
Seeds 42

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by Pairic 7 / 10

Beckettian Bog Western

Bring Them Down: A savage tale of feuding hill farmers, sheep stoen, sheep mutilated, just their legs cut off to be sold. All tied in with a car crash which took place twenty years before but the consequences of which still impinge on pent day events. This was advertised as being partially a comedy but the few comedic moments are bleak and the laughter will likely choke in yiur throat. Not just animals but humans also suffer terrible deaths and injuries. In the second half of the film some of the events we have already observed are revisited and we achieve a clearer understanding of what is really going on. Non-linear narratives often enhance a film but I don't believe it does so in this instance. Good performances from Barry Keoghan, Colm Meaney, Christopher Abbot, Paul Ready and Nora-Jane Noone even if Keoghan is getting a bit long on the tooth to be playing a teenager. Maybe an Irish Hatfields & McCoys or a Beckettian Bog Western. Written and Directed by Christopher Andrews. 7/10.
Reviewed by CinemaSerf 7 / 10

Bring Them Down

We start with a fairly traumatic car accident that goes some way in explaining just why, many years later, the sheep farming "Michael" (Christopher Abbott) is living with his immobile dad (Colm Meaney) and living a fairly unfulfilled life. Their neighbour calls to advise that a couple of his rams have been found dead on their farm and so when he goes to investigate, we meet "Caroline" (Nora-Jane Noone) who used to be his girlfriend before she left him for "Gary" (Paul Ready) and they had son "Jack" (Barry Keoghan). With no evidence of the corpses, he heads to the market to buy replacements only to find that his neighbours haven't been straight with him and that there's quite enough history here to ensure that "Michael" keeps his mouth shut. Meantime, things aren't proving much better for the couple next door as their farm is struggling to pay it's way and when their young son comes up with an unilateral scheme with his thuggish cousin "Lee" (Aaron Heffernan) to raise, rather brutally, some extra cash then things turn violent and dangerous now with just about every element of trust out the window! This isn't a mystery for the squeamish as it highlights some of the real difficulties faced by hill farmers facing financial difficulties trying to make their inhospitable land pay. The story itself here is a bit of a mess, and though it does gradually start to make a little sense towards the end, for the most part it seems a little too thinly stretched and reliant on the time-shifting chronology to tell us an under-characterised story from differing perspectives as the threads rather far-fetchedly come together at the end. It's a fine looking film offering an authentic look at a barely better than subsistence form of life populated by folks suspicious of newcomers and of each other, but I couldn't help but feel this needed a much firmer hand on the storytelling front and Keoghan just too old for the part. Abbott delivers well, and it's still worth a watch - but television in due course ought to be fine.
Reviewed by SoumikBanerjee1996 5 / 10

Started off fine but the intensity die down by the climax!

The story begins with significant potential, particularly following the extensive buildup that led me to anticipate a conclusion that would be equally, if not more, impactful.However, the writing had different ideas.Issues emerge as the second half unfolds, particularly when the plot opts for a non-linear approach and delves determinedly into flashbacks.The established rhythm and momentum plummeted dramatically. While there were a few intriguing characters and relationship dynamics to dig into, the script only skimmed the surface, resulting in a futile tale of 'Vengeance' that ultimately delivered no meaningful impact.
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