The Wind That Shakes the Barley

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

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  • Drama,
  • War
The Wind That Shakes the Barley

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.

DETAILS
  • Runtime: 2h 7m
  • Language: English, Gaeilge, Latin
  • Release date: 23 Jun, 2006
  • Budget: $6,500,000
  • Revenue: $22,900,000
  • Status: Released
REVIEWS

Intense drama about Ireland's independence from the UK and the ultimate reasons for the need of free...

_Andres Gomez 23 Jun, 2021

After watching The Wind That Shakes the Barley, I'm tempted to say that Hollywood ruined Cillian Mur...

_tmdb28039023 03 Sep, 2022

Though quite provocative, I was really disappointed with the anti-British simplicity of this drama. ...

_CinemaSerf 26 Mar, 2023