“I’m told I was a violent child,” Douglas Armstrong, better known as “Arm,” says in the opening voiceover of “The Shadow of Violence.” Played by Cosmo Jarvis, he’s a visibly haunted former boxer with a tragic backstory that’s led him to a new life of crime. “Don’t go thinking all violence is the way of hateful men. Sometimes it’s just the way a fellow makes sense of this world,” he says. But inside Arm there’s an ooey-gooey center of sweetness that is slowly unraveled over the course of this lean, mean, and brutal Irish crime fable from director Nick Rowland, a first-time feature filmmaker making his elegant debut after a career in TV and short films.
. Not to mention a powerful vehicle for its two leads, Jarvis and Barry Keoghan.
“The Shadow of Violence” was previously titled “Calm with Horses,” in reference to Arm’s equine-whispering abilities,...
. Not to mention a powerful vehicle for its two leads, Jarvis and Barry Keoghan.
“The Shadow of Violence” was previously titled “Calm with Horses,” in reference to Arm’s equine-whispering abilities,...
- 7/31/2020
- by Ryan Lattanzio
- Indiewire
"Show me what your made of!" Saban Films has debuted a new US trailer for Calm With Horses, a crime thriller about an Irish enforcer living in "darkest rural Ireland". This originally premiered at the Toronto Film Festival last year, and we already posted the first UK trailer at the start of this year. Ex-boxer Douglas "Arm" Armstrong, played by Cosmo Jarvis, is the faithful and violent right-hand man to the drug-dealing Devers clan, ready to dole out beatings at the whim of his friend. His struggle to find his place in the world has consequences on his relationship with his ex-girlfriend Ursula. Torn between these two families, Arm's loyalties are tested when he is asked to kill for the first time. Also starring Barry Keoghan, Niamh Algar, Ned Dennehy, Hazel Doupe, David Wilmot, and Kiljan Moroney. This film has been receiving rave reviews at festivals and throughout the year from numerous critics.
- 7/14/2020
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
“I don’t think violence is the work of hateful men, sometimes it’s just the way a fellow makes sense of his world,” says Cosmo Jarvis’ former boxing-champ-turned-enforcer for the drug dealing Dever family. He’s a man whose life has been defined by violence in one form or another and he’s at something of a crossroads, torn between his love for his five-year-old son and the obligation he feels to the Devers.
Calm With Horses is a confident, brutal, and poignant feature debut from Brit director Nick Rowland. It’s technically impressive, boasting extraordinary performances, although as a crime thriller it’s less thrilling and more depressing as the inexorable path of the narrative unfolds.
After a tragedy in the ring, Douglas “Arm” Armstrong (Jarvis) is taken in by the Devers, a grubby criminal clan headed up by the menacing Paudi (Ned Dennehy) and the fractionally more...
Calm With Horses is a confident, brutal, and poignant feature debut from Brit director Nick Rowland. It’s technically impressive, boasting extraordinary performances, although as a crime thriller it’s less thrilling and more depressing as the inexorable path of the narrative unfolds.
After a tragedy in the ring, Douglas “Arm” Armstrong (Jarvis) is taken in by the Devers, a grubby criminal clan headed up by the menacing Paudi (Ned Dennehy) and the fractionally more...
- 3/6/2020
- by Rosie Fletcher
- Den of Geek
"Have you heard about this fella?" Altitude has unveiled an official UK trailer for Calm With Horses, a British crime thriller about an Irish enforcer living in "darkest rural Ireland". This premiered at the Toronto Film Festival last year, and it also played at the Busan, London, and FilmBath Festivals. Ex-boxer Douglas "Arm" Armstrong, played by Cosmo Jarvis, is the faithful and violent right-hand man to the drug-dealing Devers clan, ready to dole out beatings at the whim of his friend. His struggle to find his place in the world has consequences on his relationship with his ex-girlfriend Ursula. Torn between these two families, Arm's loyalties are tested when he is asked to kill for the first time. Also starring Barry Keoghan, Niamh Algar, Ned Dennehy, Hazel Doupe, David Wilmot, and Kiljan Moroney. Looks like a solid, brutal thriller. Here's the official UK trailer for Nick Rowland's Calm With Horses,...
- 1/29/2020
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
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