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The Wind That Shakes the Barley

The Wind That Shakes the Barley
★ 7.3/10•2006•2h 7m•NR•Drama•War

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.

Ken Loach · Director

Paul Laverty · Screenplay

StatusReleased
Runtime2h 7m
LanguageEN
Release DateJun 23, 2006
Budget$6,500,000
Revenue$22,903,165

Actors

Cillian Murphy

Cillian Murphy

Damien

Pádraic Delaney

Pádraic Delaney

Teddy

Liam Cunningham

Liam Cunningham

Dan

Orla Fitzgerald

Orla Fitzgerald

Sinead

Mary O'Riordan

Peggy

Mary Murphy

Bernadette

Laurence Barry

Micheail

Damien Kearney

Damien Kearney

Finbar

Frank Bourke

Frank Bourke

Leo

Myles Horgan

Rory

Martin Lucey

Congo

Aidan O'Hare

Aidan O'Hare

Steady Boy

Shane Casey

Shane Casey

Kevin

John Crean

Chris

Máirtín de Cógáin

Sean

Keith Dunphy

Keith Dunphy

Terence

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