The Wind That Shakes the Barley

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film historical war drama film

The Wind That Shakes the Barley is a 2006 historical war drama film directed by Ken Loach, depicting the Irish War of Independence and ensuing civil war through the story of two brothers who join the IRA.

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	film → historical war drama film →
awardReceived	Best Film – Irish Film and Television Awards → Palme d'Or →
basedOn	Irish historical events →
boxOffice	over 20 million US dollars worldwide →
cinematographer	Barry Ackroyd →
composer	George Fenton →
countryOfOrigin	Ireland → United Kingdom →
director	Ken Loach →
distributor	Pathé →
editor	Jonathan Morris →
filmFestival	2006 Cannes Film Festival →
filmingLocation	County Cork →
genre	drama film → historical film → war film →
hasPart	depiction of guerrilla warfare → depiction of treaty split in IRA →
locationOfPremiere	Ireland → United Kingdom →
mainSubject	Irish Republican Army → Irish independence movement →
motionPictureRating	15 (UK) → Not Rated (US theatrical art-house releases often unrated) →
narrativeLocation	County Cork →
originalLanguage	English → Irish →
producer	Rebecca O'Brien →
productionCompany	Diaphana Films → Element Films → Sixteen Films → Tornasol Films →
publicationDate	2006 →
releaseDate	2006-03-17 → 2006-06-23 →
runtime	approximately 127 minutes →
screenwriter	Paul Laverty →
setInPeriod	Irish Civil War → Irish War of Independence →
starring	Cillian Murphy → Gerard Kearney → Liam Cunningham → Mary O'Riordan → Orla Fitzgerald → Pádraic Delaney →
titleComesFrom	Robert Dwyer Joyce song "The Wind That Shakes the Barley" →

Referenced by (2)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Cillian Murphy → Ken Loach →	notableWork