Review of The Wind That Shakes the Barley (2006) by François L — 12 Jun 2008

Sad movie crazy to think my grandma lived it.

This review of The Wind That Shakes the Barley (2006) was written by François L on 12 Jun 2008.

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

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By Rick Groen (1,350) for The Globe and Mail (Toronto) (4,018) on 28 Sep 2014

This is a war film with an anti-epic feel, best when it forgoes the forced march of plot to hunker down in the trenches of our flawed humanity…

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By Dean C (88) on 25 Jun 2013

A sobering film that portrays the grim realities of revolution; they're nothing like the romantic ideal we have in our heads--they're bloody,…

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By Matthew Sorrento (173) for Film Threat (5,156) on 13 Apr 2016

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

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By Anthony A (656) on 06 Apr 2013

Really slow and lack of character build up…

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