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The Wind That Shakes the Barley

NR
Movie
2006
2h 7m
English
Drama, War
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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7.7
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86

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Directed By: Ken Loach
Written By: Paul Laverty (Screenplay)

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peritas says...
4 months ago
Excellent storytelling, shows the complexity of the situation at those difficult times.
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Copeland1994 says...
5 months ago
Somehow, I had never known about this movie. It was nice to go back and see an early career Cillian Murphy in a leading role (that isn't 28 Days Later), which just showcases how great he has always been. The old timey feel is not particularly my cup of tea, but this undeniably a solid war drama. Rating: 3/5 - 75% - Worth Watching
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Andres Gomez
6 years ago
Intense drama about Ireland's independence from the UK and the ultimate reasons for the need of freedom.
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JPRetana
2 years ago
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 More
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CinemaSerf
2 years ago
Though quite provocative, I was really disappointed with the anti-British simplicity of this drama. It all centres around two brothers - "Teddy" (Pádraic Delaney) and "Damien" (Cillian Murphy) and the increasingly desperate - and violent - tactics they employed to eject the occupiers from their cou More
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