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The Wind That Shakes the Barley

The Wind That Shakes the Barley

War has cost them their innocence... Freedom will cost them their blood.
Jun 23, 2006 2h 7m
7.4
815 votes

Synopsis

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.

Title The Wind That Shakes the Barley
Companies Sixteen Films, Matador Pictures, Regent Capital, Element Pictures, BIM Produzione, EMC, Tornasol Media, Filmstiftung Nordrhein-Westfalen, TVE, Pathe
Countries Germany, Ireland, Italy, Spain, United Kingdom
Keywords guerrilla warfare, civil war, sibling relationship, england, underground, resistance, peace, independence, traitor, mercenary, british army, british empire, dublin, ireland, irish civil war (1922-23), historical fiction, ira (irish republican army), ireland, colonialism, irish history, irish, depressing
Mary Murphy

Mary Murphy

Bernadette
Aidan O'Hare

Aidan O'Hare

Steady Boy
Peggy Lynch

Peggy Lynch

Singer at Wake
Noel O'Donovan

Noel O'Donovan

Station Guard
Corina Gough

Corina Gough

Woman in Search
Roger Allam

Roger Allam

Sir John Hamilton
William Ruane

William Ruane

Johnny Gogan
Danny Riordan

Danny Riordan

Elderly Couple
Peg Crowley

Peg Crowley

Elderly Couple
Clare Dineen

Clare Dineen

Mrs. Rafferty
Sean McGinley

Sean McGinley

Father Denis
Nora Lynch

Nora Lynch

Mother of Sick Child
Barry L. Looney

Barry L. Looney

Ceilidh Band
Aine O'Connor

Aine O'Connor

Ceilidh Band
Peadr O'Riada

Peadr O'Riada

Ceilidh Band
Neil Brand

Neil Brand

Newsreel Piano Accompanist
Tom Charnock

Tom Charnock

Sergeant at Cottage
Alan Ready

Alan Ready

Sergeant at Station
Antony Byrne

Antony Byrne

Interrogator
Bill Armstrong

Bill Armstrong

British Soldier
Christopher Bown

Christopher Bown

British Soldier
Mark Bryce

Mark Bryce

British Soldier
Alex Dee

Alex Dee

British Soldier
Jonny Holmes

Jonny Holmes

British Soldier
Allan Huntley

Allan Huntley

British Soldier
Bill Hurst

Bill Hurst

British Soldier
Daniel Kington

Daniel Kington

British Soldier
Jamie Lomas

Jamie Lomas

British Soldier
Anthony Martin

Anthony Martin

British Soldier
Owen McQuade

Owen McQuade

British Soldier
Richard Oldham

Richard Oldham

British Soldier
Colin Parry

Colin Parry

British Soldier
Scott Peden

Scott Peden

British Soldier
Bernie Sweeney

Bernie Sweeney

British Soldier
Derek Taylor

Derek Taylor

British Soldier
Neil Alan Taylor

Neil Alan Taylor

British Soldier
Gregor Wood

Gregor Wood

British Soldier
Karl Dawson

Karl Dawson

Volunteer (uncredited)
Niall McCarthy

Niall McCarthy

Extra (uncredited)
Siobhán McSweeney

Siobhán McSweeney

Julia (uncredited)
Seamus Moynihan

Seamus Moynihan

Policeman (uncredited)