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The Wind That Shakes the Barley
Dir. Ken Loach
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The Wind That Shakes the Barley
“War has cost them their innocence... Freedom will cost them their blood.”
Drama
War
Director
Ken Loach
Screenplay
Paul Laverty
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.
Release
Jun 23, 2006
Budget
$7M
Country
Ireland, United Kingdom
Revenue
$23M
Cast
Cillian Murphy
Damien
Pádraic Delaney
Teddy
Liam Cunningham
Dan
Orla Fitzgerald
Sinead
Damien Kearney
Finbar
Frank Bourke
Leo
Aidan O'Hare
Steady Boy
Shane Casey
Kevin
Keith Dunphy
Terence
Noel O'Donovan
Station Guard
Frank O'Sullivan
Man in Pub
Roger Allam
Sir John Hamilton
William Ruane
Johnny Gogan
Sean McGinley
Father Denis
Denis Conway
Priest
Antony Byrne
Interrogator
Reviews
★★★★★
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