The Wind That Shakes the Barley
Brief Synopsis
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Ireland 1920: workers from field and country unite to form volunteer guerrilla armies to face the ruthless "Black and Tan" squads that are being shipped from Britain to block Ireland's bid for independence. Driven by a deep sense of duty and a love for his country, Damien abandons his burgeoning car
Cast & Crew
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Kenneth Loach
Director
Cillian Murphy
Liam Cunningham
Padraic Delaney
Gerard Kearney
Orla Fitzgerald
Film Details
Also Known As
Wind That Shakes the Barley, Wind That Shook the Barley, The, vent se lève
MPAA Rating
Genre
Drama
Foreign
Period
War
Release Date
2006
Production Company
Angel Studios; Angels the Costumiers; Bim Distribuzione; CinTart; Cineimage; Deluxe Australia; Diaphana Distribution; Diaphana Films; Element Pictures; Film Finances, Inc.; Film und Medienstiftung NRW; Film und Medienstiftung NRW; Filmcoopi Zurich Ag; Fujifilm; Irish Film Board; Malde & Company; Matador Pictures; Media Insurance Brokers; PathT International; PathT International; Pinewood Studios, Ltd.; Royal Bank Of Scotland; Sixteen Films; The Moving Picture Company; Tornasol Films; U.K. Film Council
Distribution Company
First Take (IFC); A-Film Distribution; Alta Films; Bim Distribuzione; Calif; Cathay Film Organization; CinTart; Dendy Films; Diaphana Distribution; Diaphana Films; Distribution Company; Filmcoopi Zurich Ag; First Take (Ifc); Gulf Film, Llc; IFC Films; Myndform; Neue Visionen Filmverleih Gmbh; Ost For Paradis; PathT International; Polyfilm Verleih Gmbh; Prooptiki Romania; Ster-Kinekor; Triangelfilm; ZON Lusomundo (now part of NOS Audiovisuals)
Location
Cork, Ireland
Technical Specs
Duration
2h 7m
Synopsis
Ireland 1920: workers from field and country unite to form volunteer guerrilla armies to face the ruthless "Black and Tan" squads that are being shipped from Britain to block Ireland's bid for independence. Driven by a deep sense of duty and a love for his country, Damien abandons his burgeoning career as a doctor and joins his brother, Teddy, in a dangerous and violent fight for freedom. As the freedom fighters' bold tactics bring the British to breaking point, both sides finally agree to a treaty to end the bloodshed. But, despite the apparent victory, civil war erupts and families, who fought side by side, find themselves pitted against one another as sworn enemies, putting their loyalties to the ultimate test.
Director
Kenneth Loach
Director
Cast
Cillian Murphy
Liam Cunningham
Padraic Delaney
Gerard Kearney
Orla Fitzgerald
Mary Riordan
Mary Murphy
Laurence Barry
Damien Kearney
Frank Bourke
Myles Horgan
Martin Lucey
Aidan O'hare
Shane Casey
John Crean
Mairtin De Cogain
Keith Dunphy
Kieran Hegarty
Shane Nott
Kevin O'brien
Peggy Lynch
Noel O'donovan
Peter O¿mahoney
Barry Bourke
Frank O'sullivan
Diarmuid ó'dálaigh
Roger Allam
Corina Gough
William Ruane
Dan O¿riordan
Sabrina Barry
Peg Crowley
Kieran Aherne
Fiona Lawton
Clare Dineen
Sean Mcginley
Tomas Ohealaithe
Nora Lynch
Diarmuid Ní Mheachair
Denis Conway
Barry Looney
Connie O¿connail
Aine O'connor
Francis O¿connor
Peadr O¿riada
Gary Mccarthy
Tim O'mahony
Graham Browne
Owen Buckley
Aidan Fitzpatrick
Vince Hannington
Denis Kelleher
Colin Mcclery
Finbar O¿mahon
John Quinlan
Tom Charnock
Alan Ready
Mark Wakeling
Anthony Byrne
Marcus Anthony
Bill Armstrong
Christopher Bown
Mark Bryce
Alice Deekeling
Jonathan Holmes
Allan Huntley
Bill Hurst
Daniel Kington
James Lomas
Anthony Martin
Owen Mcquade
Richard Oldham
Colin Parry
Scott Peden
Derek Taylor
Bernie Sweeney
Neil Alan Taylor
Gregory Wood
Neil Brand
Mary Murphy
Crew
Barry Ackroyd
Director Of Photography
Geoffrey Alexander
Original Music
Roger Altmann
Best Boy
Julie Ankerson
Foley Artist
Peggy Ni Aodha
Medic
Joss Barratt
Photography
Mat Bartram
Music
Alex Bassett
Carpenter
Natalie Bassingthwaite
Business Affairs
Ray Beckett
Sound Department
Maire Begley
Costumes
Denise Booth
Executive
Phil Bowen
Carpenter
Mark Brady
Carpenter
Camilla Bray
Assistant Producer
Ben Brazier
Editor
Kevin Brazier
Sound Department
Robert Brazier
Editor
Martin Butterworth
Main Title Design
Aidan Byrne
Special Effects
Brendan Byrne
Special Effects
Kevin Byrne
Special Effects
Paddy Cahill
Assistant
Michelle Carew
Production
Orla Carroll
Hair
Marc Cass
Stunt Performer
Marc Cass
Stunt Coordinator
Fergus Clegg
Production Designer
Paul Clegg
Assistant Editor
Miriam Coleman
Location Assistant
Jenni Cooney
Assistant Art Director
Patch Corcoran
Costumes
Louise Cornally
Business Affairs
Kahleen Crawford
Casting
Keith Cullen
Props
Noel Cullen
Electrician
Paul Curren
Painter
Sam Curren
Painter
Catherine Dalton
Costumes
Tony Devlin
Electrician
Jorg Donner
Camera Focus Puller
Rick Donovan
Apprentice
Mervyn Ewing
Apprentice
Ulrich Felsberg
Executive Producer
George Fenton
Original Music
John Fewell
Foley Artist
Dave Fisher
Stunt Performer
Dennis Fitzpatrick
Apprentice
Terry Flemming
Advisor
George Foley
Advisor
Neville Gaynor
Painter
Jeremy Gee
Camera Operator
Robert Gee
Painter
David Gilchrist
Assistant Director
Brophy Gillespie
Auditor
Eric Greenberg
Camera Focus Puller
Adrienne Greenhalgh
Coordinator
Isobel Griffiths
Music Contractor
Alistair Griggs
Production
Stephen Grosz
Legal Services
Dan Harvey
Advisor
Michael Hayes
Production
John Hayward
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Paul Heasman
Stunt Coordinator
Paul Hebert
Stunt Performer
Patrick Heeney
Music Lyrics
James Hickey
Legal Services
James Hickey
Legal Services
Michael Higgins
Art Director
Martin Holland
Electrician
David Houlihan
Apprentice
Carl Hudson
Camera Focus Puller
Jimmy Irwin
Plasterer
Stan Irwin
Plasterer
Lynn Johnston
Makeup
Robert Dwyer Joyce
Music Lyrics
Romy Kaa
Loader
Himesh Kar
Executive
Oonagh Kearney
Casting
Peader Kearney
Music Lyrics
Michael Kearns
Special Effects
Jonathan Kelly
Legal Services
Valerie Kelly
Costumes
David Kinsella
Props
Patricia Kirkman
Hair Assistant
Paul Laverty
Screenplay
Crispin Layfield
Stunt Performer
Susanna Lenton
Script Supervisor
Eileen Ni Leonard
Medic
Andrew Lowe
Executive Producer
Mark Lowry
Art Director
Jimmy Lumsden
Special Effects
Richard Lynch
Props
Davenport Lyons
Legal Services
Emer Macavin
Props Buyer
Malte Mann
Apprentice
Brendan Mccarthy
Executive Producer
Brendan Mccarthy
Executive Producer
James Mcgetrick
Props
Gavin Mcglashan
Coordinator
Teresa Mcgrane
Business Affairs
John Mckenna
Props
Eimer Ni Mhaoldomhnaigh
Costume Designer
Debbie Millington
Assistant Costume Designer
Cathy Mooney
Production Coordinator
Carol Moorhead
Production Manager
Anthony Morris
Assistant Editor
Jonathan Morris
Editor
Jonathan Morris
Editor
Redmond Morris
Coproducer
Stephen Morrisey
Production
Deann Mulligan
Apprentice
Audie Murphy
Advisor
Eamonn Murphy
Apprentice
Pete Murphy
Boom Operator
Aisling Nairn
Makeup Assistant
Georg Nonnenmacher
Gaffer
Rebecca O'brien
Producer
Maria O'connor
Location Assistant
Chris O'dwyer
Sound Department
Kevin O'leary
Apprentice
Andy O'reilly
Loader
Eoin O¿brien
Props
Shulagh O¿day
Apprentice
Donal O¿driscoll
Advisor
Eleanor O¿leary
Art Department
Marie Celine O¿reilly
Apprentice
Rory O¿riordan
Camera Trainee
Padraic Pearse
Music Lyrics
Michael Phelan
Apprentice
Anthony Pleeth
Original Music
Seamus Porter
Assistant
Jason Potter
Accounting Assistant
Matheson Ormsby Prentice
Legal Services
Michael Queen
Assistant Director
Kevin Queripyle
Props
Habib Rahman
Accounting Assistant
Pat Redmond
Special Effects Supervisor
Gerard Richardson
Carpenter
Alex Robertson
Carpenter
Jane Roche
Production
David Roddham
Special Effects
David Roddham
Special Effects
Ger Scully
Costume Supervisor
Gordon Seed
Stunt Performer
Morgan Jay Semmens
Costumes
Jim Shortall
Production Accountant
Bill Sillcock
Music
Roger Smith
Consultant
Danny Sumsion
Construction Manager
Sonya Supple
Assistant Director
Stephen Talbot
Props
Nigel Thomas
Executive Producer
Roisin Thomas
Legal Services
Laura Treacy
Apprentice
Paul Trijbits
Executive Producer
Charlotte Walls
Production
Alan Walsh
Advisor
Noel Walsh
Property Master
Graham Waters
Carpenter
Mark Woods
Executive Producer
Cathy Young
Costumes
Film Details
Also Known As
Wind That Shakes the Barley, Wind That Shook the Barley, The, vent se lève
MPAA Rating
Genre
Drama
Foreign
Period
War
Release Date
2006
Production Company
Angel Studios; Angels the Costumiers; Bim Distribuzione; CinTart; Cineimage; Deluxe Australia; Diaphana Distribution; Diaphana Films; Element Pictures; Film Finances, Inc.; Film und Medienstiftung NRW; Film und Medienstiftung NRW; Filmcoopi Zurich Ag; Fujifilm; Irish Film Board; Malde & Company; Matador Pictures; Media Insurance Brokers; PathT International; PathT International; Pinewood Studios, Ltd.; Royal Bank Of Scotland; Sixteen Films; The Moving Picture Company; Tornasol Films; U.K. Film Council
Distribution Company
First Take (IFC); A-Film Distribution; Alta Films; Bim Distribuzione; Calif; Cathay Film Organization; CinTart; Dendy Films; Diaphana Distribution; Diaphana Films; Distribution Company; Filmcoopi Zurich Ag; First Take (Ifc); Gulf Film, Llc; IFC Films; Myndform; Neue Visionen Filmverleih Gmbh; Ost For Paradis; PathT International; Polyfilm Verleih Gmbh; Prooptiki Romania; Ster-Kinekor; Triangelfilm; ZON Lusomundo (now part of NOS Audiovisuals)
Location
Cork, Ireland
Technical Specs
Duration
2h 7m
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Winner of the Palme d'Or at the 2006 Cannes Film Festival.
Released in United States Spring March 16, 2007
Released in United States on Video September 4, 2007
Released in United States October 2006
Shown at Pusan International Film Festival (Open Cinema/Special Program) October 12-20, 2006.
Released in United States Spring March 16, 2007
Released in United States on Video September 4, 2007
Released in United States October 2006 (Shown at Pusan International Film Festival (Open Cinema/Special Program) October 12-20, 2006.)
