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The Wind That Shakes the Barley
War has cost them their innocence... Freedom will cost them their blood.
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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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.
Cast, crew and production details
About The Wind That Shakes the Barley
Cast
Cillian MurphyDamien
Pádraic DelaneyTeddy
Liam CunninghamDan
Orla FitzgeraldSinead
Damien KearneyFinbarCredits
- Directed by
- Ken Loach
- Written by
- Paul Laverty
Production details
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- English
- Budget
- $6.5M
- Box office
- $22.9M
Production
Sixteen FilmsUnited Kingdom- Matador PicturesUnited Kingdom
- Regent CapitalUnited Kingdom
Element PicturesIreland
BiM DistribuzioneItaly- EMCGermany
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