The Wind That Shakes the Barley

2006 | 2h 7min | 7.3

When brothers take different sides of the same war

The Wind That Shakes the Barley
7.3

Overview

A young Irish doctor's plan to leave for England shatters when British forces arrive at a farmhouse gathering, killing a friend. Drawn into the fight for independence, he and his brother become soldiers in a fractured cause. But as political ideals harden into bitter compromise, the two men find themselves on opposite sides of a revolution that demands impossible choices from those who once fought together.

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  • Director Ken Loach
  • Year2006
  • Runtime2h 7min
  • StatusReleased
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VIBE PROFILE

The Wind That Shakes the Barley

2006 | 2h 7min
Drama | War
★ 7.3
MOVIEVIA.COM
PACING
7.2
Slow Fast
COMPLEXITY
4.9
Casual Mind-Bending
ATMOSPHERE
7.0
Light Dark
VISUALS
1.8
Raw / Indie Epic / CGI
BRITISH ARMY • BRITISH EMPIRE • CIVIL WAR

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