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The Wind That Shakes the Barley

2006 • 2h7m Drama, War

Rating

7.3/10

Popularity

2

In 1920s Ireland young doctor Damien O'Donovan prepares to depart for a new job in a London hospital. As he says his goodbyes at a friend's farm, British Black and Tans arrive, and a young man is killed. Damien joins his brother Teddy in the Irish Republican Army, but political events are soon set in motion that tear the brothers apart.

Details

Director

Ken Loach

Screenplay

Paul Laverty

Cast

Cillian Murphy

Pádraic Delaney

Liam Cunningham

Release date

6/23/2006

Status

Released

Budget

$6,500,000

Revenue

$22,900,000

Origin country

IE

GB

Vote count

880