- The Wind That Shakes the Barley
- Opened March 16, 2007 | Runtime:2 hr. 6 min.
NR
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In 1920s Ireland young doctor Damien O'Donovan (Cillian Murphy) is all set 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 two apart. Directed by Ken Loach.Read More
- Cast: Cillian Murphy, Liam Cunningham, Padraic Delaney, Orla Fitzgerald, Mary Riordan
- Director: Ken Loach
- Genres: Period Film, Political Drama, Drama
Critic Reviews
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"...a more complicated, more dramatically potent story than it appears at first. "
Los Angeles Times
- Kenneth Turan
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"...the human drama increasingly gets lost in the political."
Variety
- Derek Elley
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