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The Wind That Shakes the Barley

2006 · 127 min

A sobering, emotionally wrenching chronicle of loyalty and betrayal, with moments of tenderness amid the brutality.

Tagline: War has cost them their innocence... Freedom will cost them their blood.
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.
How it feels: Bleak, melancholic, tense and earnest. Measured and needs your attention.
About: War, betrayal, family, loyalty
Content: Strong violence. Mild gore and language. No sexual content.
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Tone: bleakstrength 3 of 3
melancholicstrength 3 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: war
betrayal
family
loyalty
freedom
Places: countryside
small town
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: true story
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex none