Element Pictures
Film4 Productions
Fís Éireann/Screen Ireland
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Calm with Horses
In darkest rural Ireland, ex-boxer Douglas 'Arm' Armstrong has become the feared enforcer for the drug-dealing Devers family, whilst also trying to be a good father to his autistic five-year-old son, Jack. Torn between these two families, Arm's loyalties are truly tested when he is asked to kill for the first time.
- Original title
- Calm with Horses
- Language
- EN
- Country
- IE,GB
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CinemaSerf
May 29, 2025 · via TMDB
Ned Dennehy is one of those character actors who never really owns a film but always make quite an impression - especially if his part requires a degree of menacing unpleasantness. Well here he delivers that in spades as we follow the life of his enforcer “Arm” (Cosmo Jarvis). He has been instructed to deal with a former family affiliate who has raped one of his “Devers” family. Thing is, though, “Arm” is a violent man - a former boxer who is no stranger to prison - but he isn’t a killer. Indeed, he is determined to try avoid carrying out his instructions as well as to patch things up with his ex-wife - if only because he wants to spend more time with his gradually alienated autistic son “Jack” (the scene stealing (Kiljan Moroney). Egged on constantly by his brutal and manipulative puppet-master “Dympna” (Barry Keoghan), the young man starts to feel even more conflicted and suffers the consequences as he realises that loyalty counts for nothing unless it delivers unconditionally to a family of unforgiving thugs. Jarvis is on great form here too, as is Keoghan showing us his mastery of the flighty yet odious son of a family all too used to getting their way. The violence isn’t especially graphic, it’s more implied - and that’s quite effective in this rather powerful look at how rural life in Ireland might unfold amidst an almost Dickensian social structure. Original? Well no, the story isn’t especially new or innovative but it’s the characterisation of the torn man with the muscle who must find a new sort of courage if his life is ever to improve that stands out. It’s not an easy watch, but it’s bleakness and grittiness helps create something at times touchingly authentic.
SWITCH.
Dec 5, 2020 · via TMDB
'Calm with Horses' is definitely engrossing and heavy shit. There's some savage inner violence going on within the main character; the barbarity on the screen can't match the turmoil that's going on in his head. It's a strikingly accomplished portrait of a broken soul hauling himself back up from rock bottom. - Jake Watt Read Jake's full article... https://www.maketheswitch.com.au/article/review-calm-with-horses-a-savage-and-sensitive-irish-crime-drama
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Cosmo Jarvis
Arm
Barry Keoghan
Dympna
Niamh Algar
Ursula
Ned Dennehy
Paudi
Kiljan Moroney
Jack
Brid Brennan
Maire Mirkin
Liam Carney
Fannigan
Simone Kirby
June
Anthony Welsh
Rob
David Wilmot
Hector
Brian Doherty
Larry
Roisin O'Neill
Fatima
Toni O'Rourke
Lisa
Hazel Doupe
Charlie
Ally Ní Chiárain
Mrs Dory
Ryan McParland
Needles
Mark P. O'Connor
Bar Fly (uncredited)
Stephen McDade
Limerick Thug (uncredited)
Leighton Spence
First Assistant Camera
Jennifer Eriksson
Post-Production Manager
Peter Pedrero
Stunt Coordinator
Norman Kelly
Stunt Driver
Nick Rowland
Director
Theo Barrowclough
Associate Producer
Michael Fassbender
Executive Producer
Nicky Earnshaw
Head of Production
Ed Guiney
Producer
Tapio Liukkonen
Foley Artist
Juan Montoto Ugarte
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Matis Rei
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Matis Rei
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