The Wind That Shakes the Barley (2006)

7.3/10 127 min Drama War

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.

Cast

Cillian Murphy

Damien

Pádraic Delaney

Teddy

Liam Cunningham

Dan

Orla Fitzgerald

Sinead

Damien Kearney

Finbar

Frank Bourke

Leo

Aidan O'Hare

Steady Boy

Shane Casey

Kevin

Keith Dunphy

Terence

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