UNITED KINGDOM · 2006

The Wind That Shakes the Barley

Ken Loach
British Kitchen Sink irish independence family conflict political idealism civil war british colonialism
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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.

Year2006
CountryUnited Kingdom
DirectorKen Loach
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