The Wind That Shakes The Barley

Ten years on from the last major film about the Irish Civil War (Neil Jordan's Michael Collins), Ken Loach offers an impassioned elegy for the Republican struggle within Ireland in the early '20s. Returning to the epic focus of his Spanish Civil War drama Land And Freedom, Loach explores the life-and-death dilemmas of fictional characters against a historical backdrop.

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- The Wind That Shakes The Barley: Clip - Ambush
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- The Wind That Shakes The Barley: Clip - Get him some paper
- The Wind That Shakes The Barley: Clip - Turn out your pockets
- The Wind That Shakes The Barley: Clip - Is that what you call a martyr?

Film Details

12
UK Theatrical Release Date: Jun 23rd 2006
Starring
Director
- Ken Loach
Screenplay
- Paul Laverty

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