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The Wind That Shakes the Barley (2006)

NR · 2006-06-23 · 2h 7m · EN
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War has cost them their innocence... Freedom will cost them their blood.

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.

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Ken LoachDirector
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$6.5M
Box office
$22.9M

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Cillian MurphyCillian MurphyDamien O'DonovanPádraic DelaneyPádraic DelaneyTeddyPádraic DelaneyPádraic DelaneyTeddyLiam CunninghamLiam CunninghamDanOrla FitzgeraldOrla FitzgeraldSineadGerard KearneyGerard KearneyDonachaWilliam RuaneWilliam RuaneJohnny GoganRoger AllamRoger AllamSir John HamiltonLaurence BarryLaurence BarryMicheailSabrina BarrySabrina BarryJuliaKieran AherneKieran AherneSweeneyScott PedenScott PedenBlack and Tan Soldier

Keywords

MercenaryBritish armyUndergroundTraitorCivil warResistanceSibling relationshipBritish empireEnglandWeaponHistorical fictionGuerrilla warfareGuerrillaIrelandIndependenceIra (irish republican army)Dublin, irelandColonialismPeaceIrish civil warIrish civil war (1922-23)

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Genre affinityDrama · WarTheme affinityMercenary · British Army · UndergroundDialogue densityDramaEmotional intensityWar · Civil War · Guerrilla WarfareDirector preference236233Actor preference24797 · 244614 · 96473

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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.

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The Wind That Shakes the Barley has a runtime of 127 minutes.

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