The Wind That Shakes the Barley

2006, History/Drama, 2h 6m

117 Reviews 25,000+ Ratings

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Bleak and uncompromising, but director Ken Loach brightens his film with gorgeous cinematography and tight pacing, and features a fine performance from Cillian Murphy. Read critic reviews

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Movie Info

In 1920s Ireland young doctor Damien O'Donovan (Cillian Murphy) 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 (Padraic Delaney) in the Irish Republican Army, but political events are soon set in motion that tear the brothers apart.
  • Genre:
    History, Drama
  • Original Language:
    English
  • Director:
    Ken Loach
  • Producer:
    Rebecca O'Brien
  • Writer:
    Paul Laverty
  • Release Date (Streaming):
  • Box Office (Gross USA):
    $1.8M
  • Runtime:

Cast & Crew

Cillian Murphy
Damien O'Donovan
Padraic Delaney
Teddy O'Donovan
Liam Cunningham
Dan
Orla Fitzgerald
Sinead
Mary Riordan
Peggy
Mary Murphy
Bernadette
Laurence Barry
Micheail
Damien Kearney
Finbar
Máirtín de Cógáin
Sean
Myles Horgan
Rory
Martin Lucey
Congo
William Ruane
Gogan
Roger Allam
Sir John Hamilton
Frank Bourke
Leo
Ken Loach
Director
Paul Laverty
Writer
Rebecca O'Brien
Producer
Ulrich Felsberg
Executive Producer
Andrew Lowe
Executive Producer
Nigel Thomas
Executive Producer
Paul Trijbits
Executive Producer
Barry Ackroyd
Cinematography
Jonathan Morris
Film Editing
George Fenton
Original Music
Fergus Clegg
Production Design
Mark Lowry
Art Director
Michael Higgins
Art Director
Eimer Ni Mhaoldomhnaigh
Costume Design
Oonagh Kearney
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