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The wind that shakes the barley
2007

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Ireland, 1920. Damien O'Donovan is leaving for London for an internship, until the dreaded Black and Tans attack his hurling mates, killing one for not speaking English. Thus sidetracked by the Irish War for Independence, Damien is convinced by his brother Teddy to throw his lot in with the IRA. Damien is a purist, an idealist, and therefore marked for a tragic destiny, while Teddy is a fatefully pragmatic politician. These differences between the brothers propel the film through its terrible final act, as the signing of Anglo-Irish Treaty establishes the Irish Free State, splits the Republican movement, and unleashes the Irish Civil War.

Item Details

ISBN:

  • 9781594446498
  • 1594446490

Description:

  • 1 videodisc (127 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
  • polychrome
  • digital
  • optical
  • surround
  • Dolby digital 5.1
  • video file
  • DVD video
  • region 1

Target Audience Note:

  • MPAA: Not rated.
  • CHVR: Not rated.

Other Title: Wind that shakes the barley (Motion picture)

Notes:

  • Originally produced as a British motion picture in 2006.
  • Special Features: Feature Commentary by director Ken Loach and historical advisor Professor Donal O'Driscoll; Carry On Ken [featurette] (49 min.); Theatrical trailer (2 min.); Previews (9 min.).
  • Photography, Barry Ackroyd ; editor, Jonathan Morris ; music, George Fenton ; costume designer, Eimer Ni Mhaoldomhnaigh ; production designer, Fergus Clegg.
  • Cillian Murphy, Liam Cunningham, Pádraic Delaney, Orla Fitzgerald, Myles Horgan, Damien Kearney, Roger Allam, Frank Bourke, Martin Lucey, Aidan O'Hare.
  • DVD; Region 1; Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround; widescreen presentation aspect ratio, 1.85:1.
  • In English with optional subtitles in English for the hearing impaired or Spanish.
  • Winner, Palme D'Or of the Festival de Cannes, 2006: Ken Loach (Best Film).

Contents:

  • Opening titles
  • Micheail's funeral
  • Oath
  • Field training
  • Final warning
  • Manhunt
  • Captured
  • Singing support
  • Escape
  • Death march
  • Republican court
  • Ambush
  • Home invasion
  • Celebration
  • Exit parade
  • Telegram from Dublin
  • Weapons depot
  • Final visitor
  • Last letter
  • End credits.

Publisher or Distributor Number:

  • 80252
  • 10177417

Control Number: 1581694

UPC:

  • 796019802529
  • 796019802529

Publisher: [London] : Sixteen Films ; Santa Monica, CA : Distributed by Genius Products, [2007]
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