Project Detail

Calm with Horses

Synopsis

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 young son. Torn between these two families, Arm's loyalties are truly tested when he is asked to kill for the first time.
Official Selection Toronto International Film Festival 2019 - Discovery - World premiere
Official Selection Busan International Film Festival 2019 – Asian premiere
Official Selection BFI London Film Festival 2019 - First Feature Competition - European premiere

Details

Year: 2019
Type of film: Features
Running time: 101 min
Director: Nick Rowland 1st Feature
Producer: Daniel Emmerson
Executive Producer: Conor McCaughan, Michael Fassbender, Ed Guiney, Andrew Lowe, Sam Lavender, Daniel Battsek, Celine Haddad, Sarah Dillon, Sue Bruce-Smith, Will Clarke, Mike Runagall
Editor: Nicolas Chaudeurge, Matthew Tabern
Screenwriter: Joseph Murtagh (screenplay), Colin Barrett (novella)
Director of Photography: Piers McGrail
Production Designer: Damien Creagh
Principal cast: Cosmo Jarvis, Barry Keoghan, Niamh Algar, Ned Dennehy, David Wilmot

Genre

Drama Action

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

A DMC Film (UK) in co-production with Element Pictures (IE) with support of Film4 (UK), Irish Film Board (IE), WRAP Fund

DMC Film

120 London Road
London
SE1 6LF

Sales Company

Altitude Film Sales

34 Foubert's Place
London
W1F 7PX

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