Calm with Horses (2019)

Directed by

Nick Rowland

Genre

drama film

Country

United Kingdom, Ireland

Runtime

1h 40m

Rated

R

Rating

6.3 of 10 from 161 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

An ex-boxer works as an enforcer for a criminal family in rural Ireland. He tries to provide for his autistic son while being pulled between violence and his desire for a better life.

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What happens

Calm with Horses (a.k.a. The Shadow of Violence, as released in the USA) is a 2019 Irish crime drama film directed by Nick Rowland in his feature debut, and written by Joe Murtagh. It concerns an ex-boxer who works as an enforcer for a criminal family in rural Ireland while providing for his autistic son. The film stars Cosmo Jarvis, Barry Keoghan, Niamh Algar, Ned Dennehy, Kiljan Moroney and David Wilmot. It is adapted from the short story of the same name from the collection Young Skins by Colin Barrett. It had its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival on 8 September 2019. It was released in Ireland on 13 March 2020 by Altitude Film Distribution. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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