Serving his country in Afghanistan has left veteran Danny (Luke McQullain) shell-shocked, an accident that has almost killed his son (Manco O'Connor) has led to his wife (Jade Jordan) divorcing him and filing for sole custody of the kid, and futher bad luck has rendered him homeless. And then he meets Will (Daniel Fee), a young man of around 20 who's homeless like him and he's gotten on the wrong side of gangster boss Power (Aidan Gillen) and his gang. Now this should spell trouble for Danny and ought to send him running, but somehow he has taken for Will - and vice versa - but he decides to help him instead. So he tries to reason with Power, then threaten him, but he has clearly underestimated Power's psychotic and quite violent tendencies, and that crossed with Will being a young hotheadis nothing but a powder keg waiting to go off, with Danny caught in the crossfire ...

Now I freely admit, Amongst the Wolves starts a bit on the slow side, leaning heavily towards the social drama side that tries to make an often-made point yet again - but this really makes sense once the gangster elements set in as it gives the film roots in realism rarely witnessed in genre fare, realism that of course also makes the plot more relatable. And fortunately this is not given up in the action-heavy third act, with the fights all coming across as extra-dirty and un-staged rather than just going for same-old-same-old. And add to this a very able cast, and you've got yourself a very worthwhile movie indeed.

Amongst the Wolves will be available on UK digital platforms from June 2nd, 2025.

review © by Mike Haberfelner

 

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