The wind that shakes the barley
by
 
Loach, Ken, 1936-

Title
The wind that shakes the barley

Author
Loach, Ken, 1936-
 
O'Brien, Rebecca.
 
Laverty, Paul, screenwriter.
 
Murphy, Cillian, 1976-
 
Cunningham, Liam.
 
Delaney, Padraic.
 
Fitzgerald, Orla, 1978-
 
Allam, Roger.
 
Sixteen Films (Firm)
 
Matador Pictures (Firm)
 
Regent Capital (Firm)
 
UK Film Council.
 
Fís Éireann/Screen Ireland (Firm),
 
Filmstiftung Nordrhein-Westfalen GmbH.
 
Element Films (Firm)
 
BIM Distribuzione.
 
EMC Produktion.
 
Tornasol Films.
 
TV3 (Ireland)
 
Weinstein Company)
 
IFC Films.
 
Pathé Consortium Cinema.
 
Genius Products, Inc.

Summary
Ireland, 1920. Damien O'Donovan is leaving for London for an internship, until the dreaded Black and Tans attack his hurling mates, killing one for not speaking English. Thus sidetracked by the Irish War for Independence, Damien is convinced by his brother Teddy to throw his lot in with the IRA. Damien is a purist, an idealist, and therefore marked for a tragic destiny, while Teddy is a fatefully pragmatic politician. These differences between the brothers propel the film through its terrible final act, as the signing of Anglo-Irish Treaty establishes the Irish Free State, splits the Republican movement, and unleashes the Irish Civil War.

Audience
Not rated.

General Note
Originally produced as a British motion picture in 2006.
 
Special Features: Feature Commentary by director Ken Loach and historical advisor Professor Donal O'Driscoll; Carry On Ken [featurette] (49 min.); Theatrical trailer (2 min.); Previews (9 min.).

Contents
Opening titles -- Micheail's funeral -- Oath -- Field training -- Final warning -- Manhunt -- Captured -- Singing support -- Escape -- Death march -- Republican court -- Ambush -- Home invasion -- Celebration -- Exit parade -- Telegram from Dublin -- Weapons depot -- Final visitor -- Last letter -- End credits.

Physical Description
1 videodisc (127 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.

Genre
War films.
 
Feature films.
 
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.

Subject Term
Peace treaties -- Drama.
 
Brothers -- Ireland -- Drama.
 
Nationalism -- Ireland -- Drama.

Geographic Term
Ireland -- Politics and government -- Drama.
 
Ireland -- History -- Civil War, 1922-1923 -- Drama.
 
Ireland -- History -- Autonomy and independence movements -- Drama.
 
Ireland -- History -- War of Independence, 1919-1921 -- Drama.
 
Great Britain -- History -- 20th century -- Drama.

Author(s)
Loach, Ken, 1936-
 
O'Brien, Rebecca.
 
Laverty, Paul,
 
Murphy, Cillian, 1976-
 
Cunningham, Liam.
 
Delaney, Padraic.
 
Fitzgerald, Orla, 1978-
 
Allam, Roger.

Added Corporate Author
Sixteen Films (Firm)
 
Matador Pictures (Firm)
 
Regent Capital (Firm)
 
UK Film Council.
 
Fís Éireann/Screen Ireland (Firm),
 
Filmstiftung Nordrhein-Westfalen GmbH.
 
Element Films (Firm)
 
BIM Distribuzione.
 
EMC Produktion.
 
Tornasol Films.
 
TV3 (Ireland)
 
Weinstein Company)
 
IFC Films.
 
Pathé Consortium Cinema.
 
Genius Products, Inc.

Publisher
Sixteen Films ; Distributed by Genius Products,

Publication Date
2007
 
2006

ISBN
9781594446498

Publication Information
[London] : Sixteen Films ; Santa Monica, CA : Distributed by Genius Products, c2007.

Award Note
Winner, Palme D'Or of the Festival de Cannes, 2006: Ken Loach (Best Film).

Call Number
DVD WINDTHA


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