The Wind That Shakes the Barley (2006)

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.

Key facts

Released:
2006-06-23
Runtime:
127 min
Genres:
Drama, War
Director:
Ken Loach
Top cast:
Cillian Murphy, Pádraic Delaney, Liam Cunningham, Orla Fitzgerald, Mary O'Riordan, Mary Murphy
Original language:
EN
TMDB rating:
7.3/10 from 898 votes
Bynge Score:
7.3/10

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