The Wind That Shakes the Barley

The Wind That Shakes the Barley

127 mins | Drama, War | March 23, 2006

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.

The Wind That Shakes the Barley

127 mins | Drama, War | March 23, 2006

The Wind That Shakes the Barley
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.
IMDb rating 7.5
Producers BIM Distribuzione, Filmstiftung Nordrhein-Westfalen, Matador Pictures, Diaphana Films, Screen Ireland, Element Films, UK Film Council, Pathé Distribution, Tornasol Films, Sixteen Films, Regent Capital, EMC Produktion, Cinéart, TV3 Television Network Ireland, Filmcoopi Zürich
Original title The Wind That Shakes the Barley
Directors Susanna Lenton, Ken Loach
Writers Paul Laverty

Cast

Cillian Murphy

as Damien O'Donovan

Pádraic Delaney

as Teddy

Orla Fitzgerald

as Sinead

Gerard Kearney

as Donacha

William Ruane

as Johnny Gogan

Roger Allam

as Sir John Hamilton

Laurence Barry

as Micheail

Sabrina Barry

as Julia

Kieran Aherne

as Sweeney

Scott Peden

as Black and Tan Soldier

Mary O'Riordan

as Peggy

Mary Murphy

as Bernadette

Damien Kearney

as Finbar

Frank Bourke

as Leo

Myles Horgan

as Rory

Martin Lucey

as Congo

Aidan O'Hare

as Steady Boy

Shane Casey

as Kevin

John Crean

as Chris

Keith Dunphy

as Terence

Kieran Hegarty

as Francis

Shane Nott

as Ned

Kevin O'Brien

as Tim

Gary McCarthy

as Volunteer

Tim O'Mahon

as Volunteer

Graham Browne

as Volunteer

Owen Buckley

as Volunteer

Aidan Fitzpatrick

as Volunteer

Vince Hannington

as Volunteer

Denis Kelleher

as Volunteer

Colin McClery

as Volunteer

Finbar O'Mahon

as Volunteer

John Quinlan

as Volunteer

Peggy Lynch

as Singer at Wake

Noel O'Donovan

as Station Guard

Peter O'Mahoney

as Stoker

Barry Bourke

as Policeman

Frank O'Sullivan

as Man in Pub

Diarmuid Ó'Dálaigh

as Man in Pub

Corina Gough

as Woman in Search

Danny Riordan

as Elderly Couple

Peg Crowley

as Elderly Couple

Fiona Lawton

as Lily

Clare Dineen

as Mrs. Rafferty

Sean McGinley

as Father Denis

Tomas OhEalaithe

as Boy on Bike

Nora Lynch

as Mother of Sick Child

Diarmuid Ní Mheachair

as Sick Child

Denis Conway

as Priest

Barry L. Looney

as Ceilidh Band

Connie O'Connail

as Ceilidh Band

Aine O'Connor

as Ceilidh Band

Francis O'Connor

as Ceilidh Band

Peadr O'Riada

as Ceilidh Band

Neil Brand

as Newsreel Piano Accompanist

Tom Charnock

as Sergeant at Cottage

Alan Ready

as Sergeant at Station

Mark Wakeling

as Lieutenant

Antony Byrne

as The Interrogator

Anthony Mark Streeter

as British Soldier

Bill Armstrong

as British Soldier

Christopher Bown

as British Soldier

Mark Bryce

as British Soldier

Alex Dee

as British Soldier

Jonny Holmes

as British Soldier

Allan Huntley

as British Soldier

Bill Hurst

as British Soldier

Daniel Kington

as British Soldier

Jamie Lomas

as British Soldier

Owen McQuade

as British Soldier

Richard Oldham

as British Soldier

Colin Parry

as British Soldier

Bernie Sweeney

as British Soldier

Derek Taylor

as British Soldier

Neil Alan Taylor

as British Soldier

Gregor Wood

as British Soldier

Karl Dawson

as Volunteer (uncredited)

Niall McCarthy

as Extra (uncredited)

Siobhán McSweeney

as Julia (uncredited)

Seamus Moynihan

as Policeman (uncredited)