The Wind that Shakes the Barley

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Winner of the PALME D'OR at the 2006 Cannes Film Festival.
Set in Cork, Ireland in 1920, Damien abandons a career as a doctor after seeing a friend of his murdered by a British soldier and joins his brother Teddy in an Irish Republican Army unit in order to defeat the occupying British force. After a violent struggle, the two sides agree a treaty to end the conflict. However, civil war erupts and families and friendships are stretched to the limit and Damien and Teddy find themselves on opposing sides as Damien views the treaty as a sell-out that fails to bring all of Ireland under Irish control. British director Ken Loach (KES, LAND AND FREEDOM) became the 59th winner of the Palme d'Or at Cannes with this emotional drama about the Irish Civil War of the 1920s and the film features superb performances from a young Irish cast.
DVD Features:Main Language: EnglishCommentary by director Ken Loach and Professor Donal O'DriscollCharacter profile on the directorStills gallery Original theatrical trailer

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Product Details
Title The Wind that Shakes the Barley
Format DVD
Condition New
Region Compatibility Region 1 NTSC-U/S (United States/U.S. territories, Canada or Bermuda systems)
Languages English, French
Subtitles French
UPC 796019802529
Year 2006
Genre Drama
Director Ken Loach
Runtime (minutes) 122
Rating Unrated
Format Size Widescreen
Actors Cillian Murphy - Liam Cunningham - Orla Fitzgerald - Padraic Delaney
Discs 1
Distribution House Christal

Product Description

Winner of the PALME D'OR at the 2006 Cannes Film Festival.
Set in Cork, Ireland in 1920, Damien abandons a career as a doctor after seeing a friend of his murdered by a British soldier and joins his brother Teddy in an Irish Republican Army unit in order to defeat the occupying British force. After a violent struggle, the two sides agree a treaty to end the conflict. However, civil war erupts and families and friendships are stretched to the limit and Damien and Teddy find themselves on opposing sides as Damien views the treaty as a sell-out that fails to bring all of Ireland under Irish control. British director Ken Loach (KES, LAND AND FREEDOM) became the 59th winner of the Palme d'Or at Cannes with this emotional drama about the Irish Civil War of the 1920s and the film features superb performances from a young Irish cast.
DVD Features:Main Language: EnglishCommentary by director Ken Loach and Professor Donal O'DriscollCharacter profile on the directorStills gallery Original theatrical trailer