The Wind That Shakes the Barley
The Wind That Shakes the Barley

Information

Release DateJune 23, 2006
Runtime2h 7m
StatusReleased
Budget$7M
Revenue$23M
ProductionSixteen Films, Matador Pictures + 6 more
LanguagesEnglish, Irish, Latin
7.4
837 votes
Popularity2

The Wind That Shakes the Barley

"War has cost them their innocence... Freedom will cost them their blood."

Synopsis

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.

Cast & Crew

Director

Ken Loach
Ken Loach

Featured Cast

Cillian Murphy

Cillian Murphy

Damien

Pádraic Delaney

Pádraic Delaney

Teddy

Liam Cunningham

Liam Cunningham

Dan

Orla Fitzgerald

Orla Fitzgerald

Sinead

Mary O'Riordan

Peggy

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