Bring Them Down Explained

Director:	Christopher Andrews
Producer:	Ivana MacKinnon Ruth Treacy Julianne Forde Jacob Swan Hyam Jean-Yves Roubin Cassandre Warnauts
Screenplay:	Christopher Andrews
Story:	Christopher Andrews Jonathan Hourigan
Starring:	Barry Keoghan Colm Meaney Christopher Abbott Paul Ready
Music:	Hannah Peel
Cinematography:	Nick Cooke
Editing:	George Cragg
Studio:	Mubi Screen Ireland Wild Swim Films Tailored Films Frakas Productions
Distributor:	Mubi (Ireland)
Runtime:	105 minutes^[1]
Country:	Ireland Belgium

Bring Them Down is an upcoming thriller film written and directed by Christopher Andrews (in his directorial debut), starring Barry Keoghan, Christopher Abbott, Paul Ready and Colm Meaney.

The film is slated to premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival on September 8, 2024.

Cast

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

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 is slated to have its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival on September 8, 2024.

Notes and References

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