The Wind That Shakes the Barley

IMDb 7.3 2006 • 127 min • DramaWar

Director

Ken Loach

Country

IE

Plot 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.

Top Cast

Cillian Murphy
Cillian Murphy Damien
Pádraic Delaney
Pádraic Delaney Teddy
Liam Cunningham
Liam Cunningham Dan
Orla Fitzgerald
Orla Fitzgerald Sinead
Mary O'Riordan
Mary O'Riordan Peggy