The Wind that Shakes the Barley
Dir: Ken Loach
Ireland/UK, 2006, 127 minsmins, 35mm
Cast: Cillian Murphy, Padraic Delaney, Liam Cunningham, Orla Fitzgerald
In an Ireland seeking independence from Britain in the early 20th century, two brothers, Teddy and Damien, become freedom fighters, entering into a violent bloodshed with a vision of a new nation. Yet treaties with Britain leave social dreams unrealized, dividing the nation anew and the brothers – Teddy favoring it as an incremental compromise, but Damien rejecting it as a sellout, resulting in a fratricidal war unto death. Loach combines the epic sweep of this era with heartfelt sensitivity to intense personal struggles and sacrifices, and has no intention to hide his rage and denunciation of British beastliness and brutality.
2006 Cannes Film Festival, Palme d’Or
Further Readings:
The Wind that Shakes the Barley – From 32nd HKIFF Main Catalogue, 2008
Screening:
In-theatre Screening
2017-10-01 (Sun)
18:00Tickets available at screening venue on screening date 2017-10-15 (Sun)
20:00
Hong Kong Arts Centre Louis Koo Cinema (Venue)
The Grand Cinema
Chinese Subtitles
Full House
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