The Wind That Shakes the Barley

The Wind That Shakes the Barley (2006)

June 23rd, 20062h 7min

Drama, War
73%

Overview

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.


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