---
title: 'The Wind That Shakes the Barley (2006)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Ken Loach'
released: '2006-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 127
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'War'
  - 'Romance'
countries:
  - 'Germany'
  - 'United Kingdom'
  - 'France'
  - 'Switzerland'
  - 'Italy'
  - 'Belgium'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-wind-that-shakes-the-barley-2006'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0460989/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Wind That Shakes the Barley (2006)

2006 · 127 min · Drama, War, Romance · Germany, United Kingdom, France, Switzerland, Italy, Belgium


## Synopsis

The Wind That Shakes the Barley is a 2006 war drama film directed by Ken Loach, set during the Irish War of Independence (1919–1921) and the Irish Civil War (1922–1923). Written by Loach's long-time collaborator Paul Laverty, it tells the fictional story of two County Cork brothers, Damien and Teddy O'Donovan, who join the Irish Republican Army to fight for Irish independence from the United Kingdom, only for the two brothers to then find themselves on opposite sides during the subsequent Irish Civil War.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Ken Loach](https://cinepixo.com/people/ken-loach)
- **Screenplay:** [Paul Laverty](https://cinepixo.com/people/paul-laverty)
- **Original Music Composer:** [George Fenton](https://cinepixo.com/people/george-fenton)
- **Producer:** [Rebecca O'Brien](https://cinepixo.com/people/rebecca-o-brien)
- **Director of Photography:** [Barry Ackroyd](https://cinepixo.com/people/barry-ackroyd)
- **Editor:** [Jonathan Morris](https://cinepixo.com/people/jonathan-morris)

## Cast

- [Pádraic Delaney](https://cinepixo.com/people/padraic-delaney) as Teddy O'Donovan
- [Mark Wakeling](https://cinepixo.com/people/mark-wakeling)
- [Shane Casey](https://cinepixo.com/people/shane-casey) as Kevin
- [Cillian Murphy](https://cinepixo.com/people/cillian-murphy) as Damien O'Donovan
- [Liam Cunningham](https://cinepixo.com/people/liam-cunningham) as Dan
- [William Ruane](https://cinepixo.com/people/william-ruane) as Johnny Gogan
- [Orla Fitzgerald](https://cinepixo.com/people/orla-fitzgerald) as Sinéad Ní Shúilleabháin
- [Jamie Lomas](https://cinepixo.com/people/jamie-lomas)
- [Seán McGinley](https://cinepixo.com/people/sean-mcginley) as Father Denis
- [Roger Allam](https://cinepixo.com/people/roger-allam) as Sir John Hamilton
- [Frank Bourke](https://cinepixo.com/people/frank-bourke) as Leo

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