The Wind That Shakes the Barley
DramaWar
7.3/10
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|127 min
Release Date: 2006-06-23
Overview - 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.
Production Companies
Sixteen FilmsMatador PicturesRegent CapitalElement PicturesBiM DistribuzioneEMC
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Andres Gomez
8/10
Intense drama about Ireland's independence from the UK and the ultimate reasons for the need of freedom.
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tmdb28039023
6/10
After watching The Wind That Shakes the Barley, I'm tempted to say that Hollywood ruined Cillian Murphy, but the fact is that this drama written by Paul Laverty and directed by Ken Loach doesn’t really establish, for better or worse, a before and after in the career of the Irish actor; it's more a case of a blind squirrel finding a nut — which is still one more nut than most find (plus, Murphy's r...
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