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The Wind That Shakes the Barley

The Wind That Shakes the Barley

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.

DramaWar

Release: 2006-06-23Runtime: 127 minRating: 7.331 (881)

Cast

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

Crew

Rebecca O'Brien

Producer

Michael Higgins

Art Direction

Ken Loach

Ken Loach

Director

George Fenton

Original Music Composer

Paul Laverty

Paul Laverty

Screenplay

Jonathan Morris

Editor

Barry Ackroyd

Barry Ackroyd

Director of Photography

Andrew Lowe

Andrew Lowe

Executive Producer

Ed Guiney

Ed Guiney

Executive Producer

Gerardo Herrero

Gerardo Herrero

Producer

Clips & Videos

Mark kermode reviews The Wind that Shakes the Barley (2006) | BFI Player

Mark kermode reviews The Wind that Shakes the Barley (2006) | BFI Player

Official Trailer

Official Trailer