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The Wind That Shakes the Barley

Wonder where I can get some more bullets?...

Ken Loach takes a look at the origins of the IRA, back in the 1920s. We follow how a young doctor, appalled at the brutality of the occupying British forces, joins his brother in the underground army. After a while, the Irish and British declare a truce, but that leads to the Irish fighting amongst themselves in a literal brother-versus-brother civil war.

124 minutes, No persons under 13 (Violence)
Drama, War, On the art circuit

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Credits
Cast	Cillian Murphy, Padraic Delaney, Liam Cunningham, Gerard Kearney, William Ruane
Director	Ken Loach
Screenplay	Paul Laverty
Music	George Fenton
Cinematography	Barry Ackroyd
Editing	Jonathan Morris
Sound formats	Dolby Digital
Soundtrack	Not available
Made in	2006
Produced by	A consortium of European companies
SA Distributor	Ster-Kinekor

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Trailer: Medium

FPB Report (SA)
Genre	War, drama
Language	Strong, frequent
Nudity	None
Sex	None
Violence	Strong, frequent
Prejudice	None
Blasphemy
Drug abuse
Comments	Irish revolutionary war just prior to independence. Brutal war scenes.
These details are supplied by the FPB. If you have a problem with any of the above, please take it up directly with the FPB. Read the Classification Guidelines.

Ratings

Scale (Max)	20
South African Media
Cape Argus/The StarDiane de Beer	15
Die BurgerLaetitia Pople	10
Cape TimesKenneth Turan	10
Mail & GuardianShaun de Waal	16
The CitizenLeon van Nierop	16
Sunday TimesBarry Ronge	10
International Media
BBC (UK)Matthew Leyland	10
Box Office (USA)Richard Mowe	15
eye Weekly (Canada)Jason Anderson	15
Internet (IMDB)4026 Netizens	15

Average .. 66%	13

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