CALM WITH HORSES

IRE / GB
2019
1hr 41mins
Dir: Nick Rowland
Starring: Barry Keoghan and Niamh Algar

A former boxer acting as a crime enforcer finds his loyalties tested to the limit when he is asked to kill for the first time

This tough Irish crime drama has been adapted from the short story of the same name and was taken from the collection Young Skins by Colin Barrett. It features a scene involving scrap Irish Rail coaching stock at Punchestown, County Kildare, as also seen on the movie poster above. The film was released in the United States under the title The Shadow of Violence.

This moody shot at sunset was filmed at Punchestown, and features semi-derelict Irish Rail coaching stock awaiting scrapping. I have been unable to find out why they were here, but the grounded carriages on the left are a pair of Mark 2s with No.4110 to the fore.
This second view shows the completely gutted interior of a Mark 2, and in surprisingly good condition too