Review of The Wind That Shakes the Barley (2006) by Laura J — 25 Aug 2012

A breathtakingly beautiful story of two brothers torn apart by civil war.

This review of The Wind That Shakes the Barley (2006) was written by Laura J on 25 Aug 2012.

The Wind That Shakes the Barley has generally received very positive reviews.

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By John B (4,244) on 02 Nov 2013

Another valuable addition to the 'Irish struggle' set of films that now span the length of the British occupation of Ireland…

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By Milly B (81) on 30 Apr 2013

When I heard about it at first, I honestly thought it sounded like a snooze fest, but I was surprised to find that I thoroughly enjoyed it…

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By Andrew B (2,971) on 31 Dec 2013

Solid stuff from Loach as one would expect…

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By Lucas Z (76) on 29 Sep 2013

A very solid and enjoyable film. I was thoroughly surprised at just how much I enjoyed this one…

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By Logan M (1,902) on 22 Mar 2015

A beautiful movie, but the violence here is so brutal, explicit, direct, definitely unpleasant…

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By Eric S (1,351) on 17 Oct 2014

Could be much better if Ken Loach didn't make it a Marxist propaganda piece; nonetheless, the film blends in well with the Irish bardic traditions…

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By Ryan V (1,568) on 16 Aug 2013

Count on Ken Loach to speak truth to power -- this is his major theme over the years, whether he is depicting working class life in Britain…

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By Sara M (345) on 05 Jan 2015

Gripping from start to finish. I thought ifc just made crappy low budget horror films, not the case anymore…

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By Jeffrey M (946) on 26 Apr 2013

Though many films have been made on the subject, The Wind That Shakes the Barley is certainly one of the best takes on the struggle for Irish…

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By Conall M (9) on 27 May 2013

Interesting and informative to a point. Tries to cover too much history in the allotted two hours. Works best if you already know the story…

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