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The Wind That Shakes the Barley (2006)

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

  • Jun 23, 2006
  • 2h 7m
  • NR

7.3/10

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941 votes on TMDB

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About This Movie

The Wind That Shakes the Barley is a 2006 drama and war film directed by Ken Loach. Its leading cast includes Cillian Murphy, Pádraic Delaney and Liam Cunningham. It runs for 2 hours 7 minutes.

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.

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Time needed
2 hours 7 minutes
Age rating (US)
NR
Language
English
Audience signal
7.3/10 from 941 TMDB votes

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Cast

  • Cillian Murphy Damien
  • Pádraic Delaney Teddy
  • Liam Cunningham Dan
  • Orla Fitzgerald Sinead
  • Mary O'Riordan Peggy
  • Mary Murphy Bernadette
  • Laurence Barry Micheail
  • Damien Kearney Finbar
  • Frank Bourke Leo
  • Myles Horgan Rory
  • Martin Lucey Congo
  • Aidan O'Hare Steady Boy
  • Shane Casey Kevin
  • John Crean Chris
  • Máirtín de Cógáin Sean
  • Keith Dunphy Terence
  • Kieran Hegarty Francis
  • Gerard Kearney Donacha

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