The wind that shakes the barley

The Resource The wind that shakes the barley
Label
The wind that shakes the barley
Statement of responsibility
The Weinstein Company ; IFC Films ; Pathe! ; Sixteen Films ; Matador Pictures ; Regent Capital ; UK Film Council ; Bórd Scannán na hÉireann / The Irish Film Board ; Filmstiftung Nordrhein-Westfalen ; Element Films ; BIM Distribuzione ; EMC Produktion ; Tornasol Films ; TV3 Ireland ; screenplay, Paul Laverty ; producer, Rebecca O'Brien ; director, Ken Loach
Creator
Contributor
Screenwriter
Subject
Genre
Language
  • eng
  • eng
  • spa
  • eng
Summary
Ireland, 1920. Damien O'Donovan is leaving for London for an internship, until the dreaded Black and Tans attack his hurling mates, killing one for not speaking English. Thus sidetracked by the Irish War for Independence, Damien is convinced by his brother Teddy to throw his lot in with the IRA. Damien is a purist, an idealist, and therefore marked for a tragic destiny, while Teddy is a fatefully pragmatic politician. These differences between the brothers propel the film through its terrible final act, as the signing of Anglo-Irish Treaty establishes the Irish Free State, splits the Republican movement, and unleashes the Irish Civil War
Awards note
Winner, Palme D'Or of the Festival de Cannes, 2006: Ken Loach (Best Film).
Cataloging source
TEFMT
Characteristic
videorecording
Credits note
Photography, Barry Ackroyd ; editor, Jonathan Morris ; music, George Fenton ; costume designer, Eimer Ni Mhaoldomhnaigh ; production designer, Fergus Clegg
Dewey number
791.43/72
Intended audience
Not rated
Language note
In English with optional subtitles in English for the hearing impaired or Spanish
LC call number
PN1995.9.W3
LC item number
W563 2007
PerformerNote
Cillian Murphy, Liam Cunningham, Pádraic Delaney, Orla Fitzgerald, Myles Horgan, Damien Kearney, Roger Allam, Frank Bourke, Martin Lucey, Aidan O'Hare
Runtime
127
Target audience
adult
Technique
live action
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