Review of The Wind That Shakes the Barley (2006) by Andres J — 06 Apr 2009

We live in a democracy but do we live upto the dreams that the fighters of our independence had for us ?

This review of The Wind That Shakes the Barley (2006) was written by Andres J on 06 Apr 2009.

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

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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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Ken Loach shoehorns socialism even less subtly than usual into the tentatively accurate story of Irish Republicanism…

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