The Wind That Shakes the Barley
Summary:
Two brothers are caught on differing sides of the battle for Irish freedom in this politically minded historical drama from veteran British filmmaker Ken Loach. It's 1920, and Damien O'Donovan (Cillian Murphy) has recently graduated from medical school. Damien plans to leave the small village in Ireland where he was born to take a job in London, much to the annoyance of... Full Summary >>
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Cast:
Cillian Murphy - (Damien O'Donovan)
Liam Cunningham - (Dan)
Padraic Delaney - (Teddy)
Orla Fitzgerald - (Sinead)
Mary Riordan - (Peggy)
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Review:
For directors who refuse to orient their audiences through exposition, there's a price to be paid, and Ken Loach pays that price in The Wind That Shakes the Barley. This gripping epic about the Irish War of Independence, made all the more affecting by its exquisite cinematography, is diminished somewhat by Loach's failure to personalize... Continue >>
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