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The Wind That Shakes the Barley

2007·2h 7m·Not Rated
DramaWar
IMDb Rating
★ 7.5/10
59,152 votes
Metascore
82
Metacritic

Against the backdrop of the Irish War of Independence, two brothers fight a guerrilla war against British forces.

The Wind That Shakes the Barley is a 2007 drama war movie directed by Ken Loach, starring Liam Cunningham, Cillian Murphy, Orla Fitzgerald. It holds an IMDb rating of 7.5/10 from 59,152 votes and runs 2h 7m.

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Director
Ken Loach
Stars
Liam Cunningham
Cillian Murphy
Orla Fitzgerald
Pádraic Delaney
Creators
Paul Laverty
Details
2007-03-23
127 min
Movie
Not Rated
★ Ireland, Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Switzerland, United Kingdom
★ English, Irish Gaelic, Latin
Keywords
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