Amongst the Wolves

I've just seen this film in the cinema and it's one of the best indie films I've seen in 2025. It caught be off guard as I was not expecting it to be so powerful. The cinematography was breathtaking and really helped in showing the character's depths through certain frames and omissions. The directing by Mark O'Connor and acting were stellar, making it easy to be invested in Danny's story and his relationship with Will especially. It touches on important themes and is essentially a story about profound loss and represents a side of Dublin that often does not get represented. It's interesting how many different genres this film blends - thriller, family drama, action - and manages to switch between them to take an aspect from each one to make them all work together. Everyone should watch this film if they get a chance!

"Amongst the Wolves" is an Irish revenge thriller crossed with a heart felt character study. Danny, a homeless ex-soldier, grapples with past trauma and PTSD on the mean streets of Dublin. Danny takes Will, a troubled young man under his wing. Will is harassed by a drug gang. Danny will face off against the gang, where his deadly soldier skills will come into play.

Director Mark O'Connor, already delivered one classic Irish gangster film in "Cardboard Gangsters". He's done it again with this film.

"Amongst the Wolves" is an excellent Irish revenge thriller crossed with a heart felt character study. I strongly recommend it.

Raw and intense with its violence. Fantastic to see an Irish movie carry this kind of edge, echoing the ferocity of the revenge thriller Dead Mans Shoes by Shane Meadows. Both Aiden and Luke were fantastic. Surprised they had such a low budget to make this movie and shot it 15 days. I would love to see more of these type of movies being made in Ireland Overall, very impressed."

Decent story of a veteran dealing with PTSD, bad luck and bad people. This story has been told many times, rarely breaking new ground in the crime genre, only this felt more real than most. The low budget helps capture Dublin's grim urban landscapes with damp streets, dirty canals, dimly lit alleys that present a mood and create the right amount of tension. If you are entertained by depictions of urban despair and the gritty side of life and are not expecting a polished, high-budget thriller and you don't need a tidy happy ending you'll probably like it. If you're into happy sappy endings this definitely isn't it.

Another disappointing paddy film stupid tired story line plagued with stereotypical cliches. If you have any free time do not waste this thinking it's anything like Kin . It's not it's utter dug meat . I have had better trips to the dentist than this . In fact I once for probed by an alien in a very vivid dream ( or was it 🤔) that felt better than I did after watching this codswallop . Do yourself a favour of your thinking of watching this don't get yourself 8 beer a baseball bat and smash it off your shins it will give you momentum pleasure than realising you watched this monstrous production till the end . Your sincerely Graeme no life Smillie.