The Wind That Shakes the Barley

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20062h 7m

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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.

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Cillian Murphy - Damien in The Wind That Shakes the Barley

Cillian Murphy

Damien

Pádraic Delaney - Teddy in The Wind That Shakes the Barley

Pádraic Delaney

Teddy

Liam Cunningham - Dan in The Wind That Shakes the Barley

Liam Cunningham

Dan

Orla Fitzgerald - Sinead in The Wind That Shakes the Barley

Orla Fitzgerald

Sinead

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Mary O'Riordan

Peggy

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Mary Murphy

Bernadette

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Laurence Barry

Micheail

Damien Kearney - Finbar in The Wind That Shakes the Barley

Damien Kearney

Finbar

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Movie Info

Release Date

June 23, 2006

Runtime

2h 7m

Genres

Drama, War

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