original title:
The Wind that Shakes the Barley
italian title:
Il vento che accarezza l'erba
directed by:
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:
cinematography:
editing:
set design:
costume design:
music:
producer:
production:
BIM Film, Sixteen Films, Matador Pictures, Regent Capital, Uk Film Council, Bord Scannán Na Héireann/The Irish Film Board, Filmstiftung Nordrhein-Westfalen
distribution:
world sales:
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.