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MOVIE · 2006

The Wind That Shakes the Barley

English original · 127 min

★ 7.3 TMDB · 927 votes

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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Original title
The Wind That Shakes the Barley
Release date
2006-06-23
Genres
Drama, War
Production countries
Ireland, United Kingdom, Germany, Italy, Spain

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