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The Wind That Shakes the Barley

2006

In 1920s Ireland, a young doctor abandons his career to join his brother in the guerrilla war against British forces, but the fight for independence gives way to a bitter civil war that turns comrade against comrade. Ken Loach's searing, Palme d'Or-winning drama.

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A British-authored drama centered on Irish independence and civil war.

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