The Wind That Shakes the Barley
Turkish title: Özgürlük rüzgarı
“War has cost them their innocence... Freedom will cost them their blood.”
2006 · 2 h 7 min
Directed by 
Ken Loach
Ken LoachCast
Cillian Murphy Pádraic Delaney 
Liam Cunningham
Credits
Written by: 
Paul Laverty
Plot
Two brothers on opposite sides of Ireland's struggle for independence and its civil war. It won the Palme d'Or.
Sinekatalog’s take
Ken Loach's Palme d'Or winner follows two Irish brothers split by civil war. Passionate and unflinching, it makes politics personal, and Cillian Murphy's performance anchors a tragic, powerful film.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 7.5 / 10 (59,880 votes)
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