The Wind That Shakes the Barley

The Wind That Shakes the Barley

2006
2h 7m
7.3

7.3/10

883 votes • View on IMDb
Drama War

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

Overview

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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Status: Released

Budget: $6,500,000

Revenue: $22,900,000

Language: EN

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Production Information

Production Companies
Sixteen Films Matador Pictures Regent Capital Element Pictures BiM Distribuzione EMC Tornasol Media Fís Éireann/Screen Ireland UK Film Council TV3
Production Countries
Ireland United Kingdom Germany Italy Spain
Spoken Languages
Irish Latin English

Keywords

guerrilla warfare civil war sibling relationship england underground resistance peace independence traitor mercenary british army british empire dublin, ireland irish civil war (1922-23) historical fiction ira (irish republican army) ireland colonialism irish history irish depressing

Quick Facts

Release Date June 23, 2006
Status Released
Language EN
IMDb ID tt0460989

Cast

Cillian Murphy
Cillian Murphy

Damien

Pádraic Delaney
Pádraic Delaney

Teddy

Liam Cunningham
Liam Cunningham

Dan

Orla Fitzgerald
Orla Fitzgerald

Sinead

Mary O'Riordan
Mary O'Riordan

Peggy

Mary Murphy
Mary Murphy

Bernadette

Laurence Barry
Laurence Barry

Micheail

Damien Kearney
Damien Kearney

Finbar

Frank Bourke
Frank Bourke

Leo

Myles Horgan
Myles Horgan

Rory

Martin Lucey
Martin Lucey

Congo

Aidan O'Hare
Aidan O'Hare

Steady Boy

Key Crew

Ken Loach
Director
Paul Laverty
Screenplay
Rebecca O'Brien
Producer
Andrew Lowe
Executive Producer
Ed Guiney
Executive Producer
Gerardo Herrero
Producer
Ulrich Felsberg
Executive Producer
Redmond Morris
Producer