The Wind That Shakes the Barley

The Wind That Shakes the Barley

2006 · Movie · 2h 7m · NR

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"War has cost them their innocence... Freedom will cost them their blood."

Overview

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.

Ratings
IMDb
7.5/10
Rotten Tomatoes
90%
Metacritic
82/100
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Themes
guerrilla warfarecivil warsibling relationshipenglandundergroundresistancepeaceindependencetraitormercenarybritish armybritish empire