The Wind That Shakes the Barley

"War has cost them their innocence... Freedom will cost them their blood."

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Ratings & Reviews

7.5/10

58,424 votes

90/100

Fresh

82/100

Metascore

7.3/10

878 votes

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Awards & Recognition

Critical acclaim and industry honors

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Wins

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Nominations

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Cannes Film Festival

🏆 1 win

Won

Palme d'Or

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Other Awards

🏆 1 win•📋 4 nominations

Won

European Film for Best Cinematographer

Nominated

European Film for Best Director

European Film for Best Screenwriter

European Film for Best Film

European Film for Best Actor

Box Office Performance

Financial performance & earnings

Budget

$6.5M

Production Cost

Worldwide

$22.9M

Global Box Office

Domestic

$1,836,089

United States

Profit

+$16.4M

ROI: +252%

Budget Recovery352% of budget

$0|Budget: $6.5M|Revenue: $22.9M

Popularity Trend(Wikipedia)

60-Day Views

58.9K

Daily Avg

982

7-Day Trend

-28%

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Filming Locations

Where this movie was filmed

Kilmainham Gaol

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Story Setting

Set In

Ireland

Time Period

Irish War of IndependenceIrish Civil War1920s

Themes & Subjects

#irishrepublicanarmy#irishwarofindependence#anglo-irishtreaty#irishcivilwar

Extended Crew & Production

Cinematography

Barry Ackroyd

Film Editing

Jonathan Morris

Music / Score

George Fenton

Production Companies

Film- und Medienstiftung NRWPathé DistributionBiM DistribuzioneScreen IrelandVirgin Media OneElement PicturesUK Film CouncilDiaphana DistributionSixteen FilmsMatador PicturesRegent CapitalEMC ProduktionTornasol FilmsCinéartFilm Coopi

Distributors

Pathé

Technical Specifications

Color

color

Format

video on demand

Where to Watch The Wind That Shakes the Barley

Available in 13 countries

Country	Stream	Free	Rent	Buy
United States of AmericaNR	AMC Plus Apple TV Channel , AMC+ Amazon Channel, AMC+, Philo, Acorn TV, Sundance Now, AcornTV Amazon Channel, Acorn TV Apple TV, IFC Films Unlimited Apple TV Channel	Kanopy, Plex, Plex Channel	—	—
United Kingdom15	BFI Player, BFI Player Amazon Channel, BFI Player Apple TV Channel	—	Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store, YouTube	Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store, YouTube
Canada	Sundance Now	—	—	—

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Age Ratings by Country

United StatesNR

United Kingdom15

FranceTP

Switzerland18

Ireland15A

ItalyVM 14

South Korea15

Norway15

Production

Director

Ken Loach

Writer

Paul Laverty

Production Companies

Sixteen FilmsMatador PicturesRegent CapitalElement PicturesBiM DistribuzioneEMC

Cast

Cillian Murphy

Damien

Pádraic Delaney

Teddy

Liam Cunningham

Dan

Orla Fitzgerald

Sinead

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Mary O'Riordan

Peggy

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Mary Murphy

Bernadette

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Laurence Barry

Micheail

Damien Kearney

Finbar

Frank Bourke

Leo

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Myles Horgan

Rory

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Martin Lucey

Congo

Aidan O'Hare

Steady Boy

Tags & Keywords

guerrilla warfarecivil warsibling relationshipenglandundergroundresistancepeaceindependencetraitormercenarybritish armybritish empiredublin, irelandirish civil war (1922-23)historical fiction

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