THE WIND THAT SHAKES THE BARLEY

 "THE WIND THAT SHAKES THE BARLEY" (2006)

SYNOPSIS:

"Set during the Irish War of Independence in the early 1920s. Damien, an Irish medical student, is about to leave Ireland to complete his training in London, but before doing so witnesses atrocious brutalities carried out by the Black and Tans which leads him to join his brother Teddy in the Irish Republican Army. Soon however, the peace treaty is signed, and the brothers are pitted against each other."

STARRING:

Cillian Murphy, Padriac Delaney, Liam Cunningham, Orla Fitzgerald, Damien Kearney and Gerard Kearney.

SCREENPLAY:

Paul Laverty

DIRECTOR:

Ken Loach

AWARDS & OTHER HONORS:

The film received 31 nominations, from various entities world-wide, and won 7 of them. Included in that total, was the "Palme d'Or" (for Director Ken Loach) at The Cannes Film Festival.