The Wind That Shakes the Barley

Name: The Wind That Shakes the Barley
Genre: Drama, War
Released: 2006-06-23
Duration: 127 min
Rating: 7.3

War has cost them their innocence... Freedom will cost them their blood.

2h 7m English, Irish, Latin

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The Wind That Shakes the Barley

War has cost them their innocence... Freedom will cost them their blood.

2h 7m English, Irish, Latin

In 1920s Ireland young doctor Damien O'Donovan prepares to depart for a new job in a London hospital. As he says his goodbyes at a friend's farm, British Black and Tans arrive, and a young man is killed. Damien joins his brother Teddy in the Irish Republican Army, but political events are soon set in motion that tear the brothers apart.

Director Ken Loach

Screenplay Paul Laverty

Budget $6,500,000

Revenue $22,903,165

Net Return +$16,403,165

Performance 3.52x budget

Profitable

0x 1.0x (Budget) 2.5x (Est. Break-even)

* Movies typically require ~2.5x budget in ticket sales to cover marketing and theater splits.