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Sep 1, 2020 · No, ‘The Shadow of Violence’ is not based on a true story. It is adapted from a short story called ‘Calm with Horses’ in the ‘Young Skins’ collection by Colin Barrett. In an interview , Barrett explained the reason for setting a story in such confined environments of a small town and what attracted him about it.
Jul 31, 2020 · Saban Films. “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...
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The Shadow of Violence follows retired boxer Arm as he navigates life as the ruthless enforcer for the drug-dealing Devers family in rural Ireland. Arm spends his days with insidious bulldog Dympna Devers (Barry Keoghan)—nephew to the unhinged head of the crime family, Paudi (Ned Dennehy)—who happily drowns him in booze and drugs and starts bar fig...
Arm is caught between two worlds and his moral struggle divides his life with his family, as well as his sense of self. In contrast, Ursula is a lone woman, devoting her life to raising Jack whilst working at a stable where horse riding is used as therapy, specifically for her son. She even convinces Arm to give it a try and, for a time, the elegan...
Jarvis’ screen presence is a cross between the intensity of Tom Hardy and Matthias Schoenaerts and the subtle charm of Michael Fassbender in Fish Tank. Both he and Keoghan are an absolute force but Jarvis demands your full attention. Clinging to the hope that one day he’ll be a good father, Arm repeatedly fails to find a way to merge his two lives ...
Jul 31, 2020 · The Shadow of Violence presents a grimly effective portrait of one man's struggle with divided loyalties, elevated by standout performances from a stellar cast. A former boxer cares for his ...
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Jul 31, 2020 · Ryan Lattanzio. July 31, 2020 · 5 min read. 0. “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...
Sep 11, 2019 · When news of that “betrayal” gets back to Dympna, even-crazier Paudi (Ned Dennehy) and their upscale but still ruthless relation Hector (David Wilmot), Arm finds himself in deadly conflict ...
Jul 31, 2020 · While the film’s U.S. title isn’t as evocative as the one it started with, the new title does tell the story: This is more about the shadows than the violence.
