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The Wind That Shakes the Barley

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

Director
Ken Loach
Year
2006
Runtime
2h 7m
Rated
NR
Release
2006
Language
en
Country
IE · GB

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01 · Overview

What it’s about

The story

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.

  • #underground
  • #irish civil war (1922-23)
  • #british army
  • #ireland
  • #british empire
  • #historical fiction
  • #mercenary
  • #irish
  • #resistance
  • #dublin, ireland
  • #colonialism
  • #sibling relationship

  • Directed by

    Ken Loach

  • Written by

    Paul Laverty

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