The Wind That Shakes the Barley

Release date: Jun 23, 2006

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.

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Damien O'Donovan

Teddy O'Donovan

Dan

Sinead

Donacha

Johnny Gogan

Sir John Hamilton

Micheail

Julia

Sweeney

Black and Tan Soldier

Peggy

Finbar

Leo

Rory

Congo

Steady Boy

Kevin

Chris

Sean

Terence

Francis

Ned

Tim

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Station Guard

Stoker

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Man in Pub

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Woman in Search

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Lily

Mrs. Rafferty

Father Denis

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Mother of Sick Child

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Sergeant at Cottage

Sergeant at Station

Lieutenant

The Interrogator

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Julia (uncredited)

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Bernadette

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