The Wind That Shakes the Barley
Summary
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.
~ War has cost them their innocence... Freedom will cost them their blood.Ken Loach
Director
Paul Laverty
Screenplay
StatusReleased: 18 years ago
June 23, 2006
LanguageEnglish
Spoken LanguagesEnglish, Gaeilge, Latin
Budget$6.5M
Revenue$22.9M
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