Bring Them Down

Bring Them Down is a 2024 thriller film written and directed by Christopher Andrews (in his feature directorial debut), starring Barry Keoghan, Christopher Abbott, Nora-Jane Noone, Paul Ready, Aaron Heffernan, Conor McNeill, Susan Lynch, and Colm Meaney.

Bring Them Down
Directed by	Christopher Andrews
Screenplay by	Christopher Andrews
Story by	Christopher Andrews Jonathan Hourigan
Produced by	Ivana MacKinnon Jacob Swan Hyam Ruth Treacy Julianne Forde Jean-Yves Roubin Cassandre Warnauts
Starring	Barry Keoghan Christopher Abbott Nora-Jane Noone Paul Ready Aaron Heffernan Conor McNeill Susan Lynch Colm Meaney
Cinematography	Nick Cooke
Edited by	George Cragg
Music by	Hannah Peel
Production companies	Mubi Screen Ireland Tailored Films Wild Swim Films Frakas Productions
Distributed by	Mubi
Release date	September 8, 2024 (2024-09-08) (TIFF)
Running time	105 minutes[1]
Countries	Ireland Belgium
Languages	English Irish

The film premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival on September 8, 2024.

Cast

• Barry Keoghan as Jack
• Christopher Abbott as Michael
• Nora-Jane Noone as Caroline
• Paul Ready as Gary
• Aaron Heffernan
• Conor McNeill
• Susan Lynch as Peggy
• Colm Meaney as Ray

Production

The project was announced with Paul Mescal and Tom Burke in the cast in March 2021.^[2] Funding for the film comes from Mubi with additional funding from Screen Ireland, the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland and the U.K. Global Screen Fund which is financed by the U.K. government's Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport and administered by the BFI.^[3] It is a European co-production with producers Ivana MacKinnon of the UK's Wild Swim Films; Ruth Treacy and Julianne Forde of Ireland's Tailored Films and Jean-Yves Roubin and Cassandre Warnauts of Belgium's Frakas Productions.^[4]

Casting

Barry Keoghan and Christopher Abbott replaced Mescal and Burke in the cast in February 2023.^[5]

Filming

Principal photography took place in Ireland in February 2023.^[6]

Release

Bring Them Down had its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival on September 8, 2024.^[1]

Reception

Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the film a score of 58 out of 100, based on 12 critics, indicating "mixed or average" reviews.^[7]

Andrews was nominated for Best Debut Director at the British Independent Film Awards in November 2024.^[8]

References

1. "Bring Them Down". Toronto International Film Festival. Retrieved July 22, 2024.
2. Grater, Tom (March 2, 2021). "Normal People' Star Paul Mescal & 'Mank' Actor Tom Burke Set For Irish Revenge Thriller 'Bring Them Down'; Charades Boards Sales". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved July 1, 2023.
3. Ritman, Alex (February 23, 2023). "Barry Keoghan Replaces Paul Mescal in Mubi's Irish Drama 'Bring Them Down,' First Look Revealed". Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved July 1, 2023.
4. Rosser, Michael (February 23, 2023). "Barry Keoghan, Christopher Abbott to star in Mubi feature 'Bring Them Down'". Screen Daily. Retrieved July 1, 2023.
5. "Barry Keoghan replaces Paul Mescal in new Irish drama "Bring Them Down"". Irish Central. February 27, 2023. Retrieved July 1, 2023.
6. Ramachandran, Naman (February 23, 2023). "BAFTA-Winning 'Banshees of Inisherin' Star Barry Keoghan Replaces Paul Mescal in MUBI's 'Bring Them Down': First Look Revealed". Variety. Retrieved July 1, 2023.
7. "Bring Them Down". Metacritic. Fandom, Inc. Retrieved September 10, 2024.
8. Ntim, Zac (November 5, 2024). "British Independent Film Awards: 'Kneecap' Leads Nominations". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved November 5, 2024.

External links

• Bring Them Down at IMDb