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The Wind That Shakes the Barley

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.

2006 |2h 7m |  Drama, War

Videos

Cast

cast

Cillian Murphy

Damien

cast

Pádraic Delaney

Teddy

cast

Liam Cunningham

Dan

cast

Orla Fitzgerald

Sinead

cast

Damien Kearney

Finbar

cast

Frank Bourke

Leo

cast

Myles Horgan

Rory

cast

Martin Lucey

Congo

cast

Aidan O'Hare

Steady Boy

cast

Shane Casey

Kevin

cast

Máirtín de Cógáin

Sean

cast

Keith Dunphy

Terence

cast

Gerard Kearney

Donacha

cast

Noel O'Donovan

Station Guard

cast

Frank O'Sullivan

Man in Pub

cast

Roger Allam

Sir John Hamilton

cast

William Ruane

Johnny Gogan

cast

Sean McGinley

Father Denis

cast

Denis Conway

Priest

cast

Mark Wakeling

Lieutenant

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Antony Byrne

Interrogator

cast

Jamie Lomas

British Soldier

cast

Colin Parry

British Soldier

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Siobhán McSweeney

Julia (uncredited)

More Details

Status

Released

Language

Irish, English, Latin

Budget

$6,500,000.00

Revenue

$22,900,000.00