Is The Wind That Shakes the Barley sad?

Yes, very. More sad than 98% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The Wind That Shakes the Barley violent?

Yes. More violent than 83% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The Wind That Shakes the Barley scary?

Yes. More frightening than 82% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Does The Wind That Shakes the Barley end with hope?

Barely. Less hopeful than 80% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The Wind That Shakes the Barley easy watching?

Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

The Wind That Shakes the Barley

Name: The Wind That Shakes the Barley
Genre: Drama, War
Released: 2006
Duration: 127 min
Rating: 7.3
Cast: Cillian Murphy, Pádraic Delaney, Liam Cunningham, Orla Fitzgerald, Mary O'Riordan

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

Directed by Ken Loach

Produced by Sixteen Films, Matador Pictures

2006127 min7.3 / 10

A somber historical drama about idealism corrupted by civil war, told through the fracturing bond between two brothers caught on opposing sides of Irish independence.

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.

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Questions people ask

Is The Wind That Shakes the Barley sad? Yes, very. More sad than 98% of films.
Is The Wind That Shakes the Barley violent? Yes. More violent than 83% of films.
Is The Wind That Shakes the Barley scary? Yes. More frightening than 82% of films.
Does The Wind That Shakes the Barley end with hope? Barely. Less hopeful than 80% of films.
Is The Wind That Shakes the Barley easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of films.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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