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The Wind That Shakes the Barley
It is a series of events that appear to be different and which we live through the Irish War of Independence, which has sparked great debate around the world. During that period, two brothers were engaged in a guerrilla war against British troops in a dangerous manner, but political events soon began to dismember the Brotherhood unexpectedly.
1969, Newcastle-on-Tyne, Tyneside, England, UK
26 October 1953, London, England, UK
1977, Wigan, Lancashire, England, UK
July 19, 2008
Loach delivers a moving and often beautiful story that captures the essence of the conflict, with all its unintended consequences and personal tragedies.
February 09, 2008
Gripping old-fashioned political drama.
April 27, 2007
[Loach] has made an often handsome, always sobering movie that does what the best movies do: leave us a whole lot less sure about what we ought to think.
August 28, 2008
Pickings must have been pretty slim at Cannes last year because Barley isn't much of a standout piece.
September 27, 2007
A brutal film...deeply moving yet painful to watch.
May 11, 2007
The Wind that Shakes the Barley is a multi-layered story, and the more you see those different aspects, the more you'll enjoy the film.
March 11, 2008
Loach is on fire here. A masterfully executed mix of politics and passion, this is an example of that increasingly rare beast in modern cinema: a serious, thought-provoking film for grown-ups.
April 27, 2007
[Loach is] the master of the docu-drama or the realist social film, and Wind is one of his masterpieces.
May 11, 2007
While this may be a historical piece, it's history told in the vivid present tense.
August 04, 2007
Gripping, powerful, heart-breaking.
April 27, 2007
Raises hard questions about Ireland's uncanny ability to kneecap itself.