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Movie Title : The Wind That Shakes the Barley
Release Date : Mar 16, 2007 Wide
Genre Movie :Drama
Mpaa Rating : PG-13

Actors :Cillian Murphy,Liam Cunningham,Padraic Delaney,Orla Fitzgerald,Mary Riordan,Mary Murphy,Lawrence Barry,Damien Kearney,Frank Bourke,Myles Horgan,Martin Lucey,Aidan O'Hare,Shane Casey,John Crean,Martin de Cogain,Keith Dunphy,Kieran Hegarty,Gerard Kearney,Shane Nott,Kevin O'Brien

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 his brother Teddy (Padraic Delaney), who is an Irish loyalist and wants to see the British stripped of their rule of his land. While visiting Peggy (Mary Riordan), a longtime friend of the family, Damien and Teddy witness a visit by "Black and Tans," British soldiers who supposedly keep the peace in Ireland; the soldiers turn violent and murder Michaeil (Lawrence Barry), Peggy's grandson, when they discover he only speaks Gaelic. Damien is radicalized by the event, and with Teddy joins the local chapter of the Irish Republican Army, who use violence to drive British troops out of the country. While the IRA is a poor and ill-equipped fighting force, their willingness to give their lives for their cause is taken very seriously by the British, who step up their reprisals against the locals; the Black and Tans even begin directing their violence and torture against women and children, including Damien's girlfriend, Sinead (Orla Fitzgerald). In 1921, Britain attempts to end the violence in Ireland by creating the Irish Free State, a compromise government which will give the Irish greater autonomy while Great Britain still retains final political control of the nation. Teddy sees this as a victory and believes it's an important first step to a truly free Ireland, but Damien sees the IRA's goal as nothing short of complete independence, and the brothers and allies soon become rivals in a battle neither side can win. The Wind That Shakes the Barley received the Golden Palm award as Best Picture at the 2006 Cannes Film Festival. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi
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Gripping, powerful, heart-breaking.
Steven Rea-Philadelphia Inquirer

The Wind that Shakes the Barley is a multi-layered story, and the more you see those different aspects, the more you'll enjoy the film.
Marta Barber-Miami Herald

Raises hard questions about Ireland's uncanny ability to kneecap itself.
Kyle Smith-New York Post

[Loach] has made an often handsome, always sobering movie that does what the best movies do: leave us a whole lot less sure about what we ought to think.
Robert Denerstein-Denver Rocky Mountain News

[Loach is] the master of the docu-drama or the realist social film, and Wind is one of his masterpieces.
Michael Wilmington-Chicago Tribune

As frequently happens in both Loach films and history, the betrayal of ideals, socialist and otherwise, leaves a harsh aftertaste, which made me feel sadder but not much wiser.
Jonathan Rosenbaum-Chicago Reader

The film's stark outrage exposes the pussyfooting that these days passes for 'political'
Fernando F. Croce-CinePassion

Pickings must have been pretty slim at Cannes last year because Barley isn't much of a standout piece.
Heather Huntington-ReelzChannel.com

Loach delivers a moving and often beautiful story that captures the essence of the conflict, with all its unintended consequences and personal tragedies.
Rossiter Drake-San Francisco Examiner

Loach is on fire here. A masterfully executed mix of politics and passion, this is an example of that increasingly rare beast in modern cinema: a serious, thought-provoking film for grown-ups.
Ian Winterton-Film4

Gripping old-fashioned political drama.
Dennis Schwartz-Ozus' World Movie Reviews

A brutal film...deeply moving yet painful to watch.
Tim Brayton-Antagony & Ecstasy

Ultimately, the politics outweigh the poetry ... but it succeeds despite its hesitations and far-reaching ambition
Chris Cabin-Filmcritic.com

Laverty's screenplay is not a simple-minded exercise, although there is a schematic aspect to it. He and Loach want to be fair to both sides of the Irish debate ...
Ted Murphy-Murphy's Movie Reviews

The performances are shattering, made all the more harrowing by the situations the characters find themselves in.
Jason Gorber-Film Scouts

A film that shows the slow push for freedom as the sticky, messy and lengthy process it really is.
Steven Snyder-Zertinet Movies

the intensity of Murphy and Delaney's performances is shattering... 'Wind' never loses sight of the fact that sometimes a victim's wounds may be invisible to the eye, but every bit as painful as a stabbing...
James Sanford-Kalamazoo Gazette

There are moments that stir, and it's always lovely, but it's generally too remote to gain hold of you truly.
Shawn Levy-Oregonian

While the film has its share of exciting battle scenes, Loach captures them with an almost detached, documentary-like feeling, as if not wanting the thrills to overwhelm the essential tragedy he sees in the story.
Rob Thomas-Capital Times (Madison, WI)

Loach remains focused on the personal, which serves best to highlight the seriousness of the political with which it intersects.
Josh Bell-Las Vegas Weekly

Director Ken Loach borrows the title of his 1920s Irish insurrection drama "The Wind That Shakes the Barley" from a Robert Dwyer Joyce poem, and, in turn, his film is visual poetry.
Phil Villarreal-Arizona Daily Star

A social drama so well built that it can pump out thrills while fueling Damian's motivation.
Matthew Sorrento-Film Threat

A scenic bit of agitprop that can be as easy on the eyes as it is soft on the ear, even when it's being harshly argued and violently portrayed.
Duane Dudek-Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Oh brother, where art thou politically?
Larry Ratliff-San Antonio Express-News

The Wind That Shakes the Barley has a sober, authentic, down-to-earth feel to it.
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