France / May 18, 2006 / Cannes Film Festival
Overall average
5.0/10
Trailer
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Plot
In 1920s Ireland young doctor Damien O'Donovan prepares to depart for a new job in a London hospital. As he says his goodbyes at a friend's farm, British Black and Tans arrive, and a young man is killed. Damien joins his brother Teddy in the Irish Republican Army, but political events are soon set in motion that tear the brothers apart.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Damien Kearney | Finbar |
| Frank Bourke | Leo |
| Myles Horgan | Rory |
| Martin Lucey | Congo |
| Aidan O'Hare | Steady Boy |
| Shane Casey | Kevin |
| John Crean | Chris |
| Máirtín de Cógáin | Sean |
| Keith Dunphy | Terence |
| Kieran Hegarty | Francis |
| Gerard Kearney | Donacha |
| Shane Nott | Ned |
| Kevin O'Brien | Tim |
| Gary McCarthy | Volunteer |
| Tim O'Mahon | Volunteer |
| Graham Browne | Volunteer |
| Owen Buckley | Volunteer |
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| Aidan Fitzpatrick | Volunteer |
| Vince Hannington | Volunteer |
| Denis Kelleher | Volunteer |
| Colin McClery | Volunteer |
| Finbar O'Mahon | Volunteer |
| John Quinlan | Volunteer |
| Peggy Lynch | Singer at Wake |
| Noel O'Donovan | Station Guard |
| Peter O'Mahoney | Stoker |
| Barry Bourke | Policeman |
| Frank O'Sullivan | Man in Pub |
| Diarmuid Ó'Dálaigh | Man in Pub |
| Corina Gough | Woman in Search |
| Roger Allam | Sir John Hamilton |
| Sabrina Barry | Julia |
| William Ruane | Johnny Gogan |
| Danny Riordan | Elderly Couple |
| Peg Crowley | Elderly Couple |
| Fiona Lawton | Lily |
| Kieran Aherne | Sweeney |
| Clare Dineen | Mrs. Rafferty |
| Sean McGinley | Father Denis |
| Tomas OhEalaithe | Boy on Bike |
| Nora Lynch | Mother of Sick Child |
| Diarmuid Ní Mheachair | Sick Child |
| Denis Conway | Priest |
| Barry L. Looney | Ceilidh Band |
| Connie O'Connail | Ceilidh Band |
| Aine O'Connor | Ceilidh Band |
| Francis O'Connor | Ceilidh Band |
| Peadr O'Riada | Ceilidh Band |
| Neil Brand | Newsreel Piano Accompanist |
| Tom Charnock | Sergeant at Cottage |
| Alan Ready | Sergeant at Station |
| Mark Wakeling | Lieutenant |
| Antony Byrne | Interrogator |
| Anthony Mark Streeter | British Soldier |
| William Armstrong | British Soldier |
| Christopher Bown | British Soldier |
| Mark Bryce | British Soldier |
| Alex Dee | British Soldier |
| Jonny Holmes | British Soldier |
| Allan Huntley | British Soldier |
| Bill Hurst | British Soldier |
| Daniel Kington | British Soldier |
| Jamie Lomas | British Soldier |
| Anthony Martin | British Soldier |
| Owen McQuade | British Soldier |
| Richard Oldham | British Soldier |
| Colin Parry | British Soldier |
| Scott Peden | British Soldier |
| Bernie Sweeney | British Soldier |
| Derek Taylor | British Soldier |
| Neil Alan Taylor | British Soldier |
| Gregor Wood | British Soldier |
| Karl Dawson | Volunteer (uncredited) |
| Niall McCarthy | Extra (uncredited) |
| Siobhán McSweeney | Julia (uncredited) |
| Seamus Moynihan | Policeman (uncredited) |
| Philip Wright | Man (uncredited) |
Genres
DramaWar
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | The Wind That Shakes the Barley |
| Original language | English (EN) |
| Spoken languages | Gaeilge, Latin, English |
| Production countries | Ireland, United Kingdom, Germany, Italy, Spain |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Sixteen Films, Matador Pictures, Regent Capital, Element Pictures, BiM Distribuzione, EMC, Tornasol Media, Fís Éireann/Screen Ireland, UK Film Council, TV3 |
| Release date | 23 giugno 2006 |
| Executive producer | Andrew Lowe, Ed Guiney, Ulrich Felsberg, Nigel Thomas, Paul Trijbits, Mark Woods |
| Production | Rebecca O'Brien, Gerardo Herrero, Redmond Morris |
| Writer | Paul Laverty |
| Casting | Oonagh Kearney, Kahleen Crawford |
| Editing | Jonathan Morris |
| Cinematography | Barry Ackroyd, Joss Barratt |
| Assistant directors | Ken Loach, Susanna Lenton |
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| Camera operators | Barry Ackroyd, Joss Barratt |
| Additional photography | Barry Ackroyd, Joss Barratt |
| Production design | Fergus Clegg, Michael Higgins, Mark Lowry |
| Art direction | Michael Higgins, Mark Lowry, Fergus Clegg |
| Set decoration | Michael Higgins, Fergus Clegg, Mark Lowry |
| Stunts | Marc Cass, Paul Heasman |
| Music | George Fenton, Ben Brazier, Julie Ankerson, John Hayward, Kevin Brazier, Ray Beckett, Robert Brazier |
| Sound | George Fenton, Ben Brazier, Julie Ankerson, John Hayward, Kevin Brazier, Ray Beckett, Robert Brazier |
| Costume design | Eimer Ní Mhaoldomhnaigh, Patricia Kirkman, Lucy Browne, Orla Carrol, Deirdre Fitzgerald, Lynn Johnson |
| Makeup | Lucy Browne, Deirdre Fitzgerald, Lynn Johnson, Patricia Kirkman, Eimer Ní Mhaoldomhnaigh, Orla Carrol |
| Hairstyling | Patricia Kirkman, Eimer Ní Mhaoldomhnaigh, Lucy Browne, Orla Carrol, Deirdre Fitzgerald, Lynn Johnson |
| Budget | 6.500.000 € |
| Revenue | 22.900.000 € |
Release dates
Premiere
Estonia / Dec 03, 2006 / Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival
Limited release
United States / Mar 16, 2007 / NR
Theatrical release
Ireland / Jun 23, 2006 / 15A
United Kingdom / Jun 23, 2006 / 15
France / Aug 23, 2006 / TP
South Korea / Nov 02, 2006 / 15
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Italy / Nov 10, 2006 / VM 14
United States / Mar 23, 2007 / NR
Brazil / Apr 13, 2007
Digital
Switzerland / Jun 23, 2006 / 18
Physical media
Norway / Mar 01, 2007 / 15 / Vurdert dato: 1. mars 2007
France / Mar 08, 2007
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