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The Wind that Shakes the Barley

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The Wind that Shakes the Barley

The Wind that Shakes the Barley

original title:

The Wind that Shakes the Barley

italian title:

Il vento che accarezza l'erba

directed by:

Ken Loach

cast:

Cillian Murphy, Padraic Delaney, Liam Cunningham, Orla Fitzgerald, Mary O’Riordan, Mary Murphy, Laurence Barry, Damien Kearney, Frank Bourke, Myles Horgan, Martin Lucey, Aidan O'Hare

screenplay:

Paul Laverty

cinematography:

Barry Ackroyd

editing:

Jonathan Morris

set design:

Fergus Clegg

costume design:

Eimer Ni Mhaoldomhnaigh

music:

George Fenton

producer:

Rebecca O'Brien, Valerio De Paolis, Redmond Morris

production:

BIM Film, Sixteen Films, Matador Pictures, Regent Capital, Uk Film Council, Bord Scannán Na Héireann/The Irish Film Board, Filmstiftung Nordrhein-Westfalen

distribution:

Bim Distribuzione [Italy]

world sales:

Pathé International [France]

country:

Italy/Ireland/Uk/Germany/Spain

year:

2006

film run:

124'

format:

35mm - colour

release date:

10/11/2006

festivals & awards:

Ireland 1920: workers from field and country unite to form volunteer guerrilla armies to face the ruthless "Black and Tan" squads that are being shipped from Britain to block Ireland's bid for independence.
Driven by a deep sense of duty and a love for his country, Damien abandons his burgeoning career as a doctor and joins his brother, Teddy, in a dangerous and violent fight for freedom. As the freedom fighters’ bold tactics bring the British to breaking point, both sides finally agree to a treaty to end the bloodshed. But, despite the apparent victory, civil war erupts and families, who fought side by side, find themselves pitted against one another as sworn enemies, putting their loyalties to the ultimate test.