Bring Them Down ~ Released February 7, 2025

By Mango Sorbet - February 9, 2025

“Bring Them Down” was released on February 7, 2025, categorized as a Revenge, Thriller, and Suspense film, and streaming on Amazon Prime Video and Apple TV.

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When Your Way of Life is Threatened, Do You Leave?

“Bring Them Down” is tense, dark, and violent. Two shepherding families live in rural west Ireland, a lush and beautiful but remote countryside. It could be idyllic if they weren’t at war with each other! Oh my! Didn’t they read the story in the Bible about Abraham and Lot? How there was a quarrel among the two sets of herdsmen and Abraham settled the matter peacefully between them. Oy vey!

On a scale of one to ten:

One being “We can work it out.”
Ten being “If you touch my rams, it’ll be the last time you ever use your hands!”

Instead of choosing a path to peace, farmers Michael (played by Christopher Abbott) and Jack (played by Barry Keoghan) decide to ignore the scale and start an all-out war with each other! It is NOT pretty!

Barry Keoghan made his acting debut in 2011 and shot to fame by gaining international recognition for his various roles. He won awards for his performances “The Killing of a Sacred Deer” (2017), and “The Banshees of Inisherin” (2022). Keoghan also played the role of Druig in “Eternals” (2021), part of the MCU (Marvel Cinematic Universe).

Christopher Abbott has taken on a wide range of roles ever since his feature film debut in “Martha Marcy May Marlene” (2011). He either won awards or was nominated for various parts. If you are unfamiliar with his work you might want to add these to your watch list: “James White” (2015); “First Man” (2018); “Catch-22” (2019); and “Poor Things” (2023).

Colm Meaney. Anybody who is a loyal fan of the Star Trek spin-off series – “Star Trek: The Next Generation” (1987-1994); and “Star Trek: Deep Space Nine” (1993-1999) – will recognize Chief Miles O’Brien. He’s still acting in both film and television.

CAST: Barry Keoghan, Christopher Abbott, Colm Meaney

GENRE: Revenge, Thriller, Suspense

FILMING LOCATIONS: Filmed entirely in Ireland.

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