Movie

Calm with Horses

2020 · 100 min

A slow, grim immersion into rural crime and fragile fatherhood, heavy with dread and quiet tenderness.

Overview: 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.
How it feels: Bleak, tense, melancholic and earnest. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About: Family, loyalty, violence, parenthood
Content: Strong violence and language. Mild gore and sexual content.
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Tone: bleakstrength 3 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: family
loyalty
violence
parenthood
guilt
Places: countryside
small town
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: nonlinear
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language strong
Violence strong
Sex mild