The Wind That Shakes the Barley (2006)

The Wind That Shakes the Barley

A beautiful film. I love being able to find things on Amazon that are just plain hard to find anywhere else. The seller provided it as promised and well within the shipment window promised. November 12, 2008

A powerful and amazing film

This is a fine piece of drama. It's sad, moving, stirring, involving and thought provoking. It has some very harrowing presentations of the two wars involved, and it can stand against the best war films ever made.

A truly excellent film. November 4, 2008

Powerful and deep

A powerful film based in the brutal reality of early 20th century Ireland and the struggle for independence. The major problem? Without a good background in the struggle for Irish independence,the major players of the time, and the prevailing attitudes of the period, it may be difficult to grasp the fuill meaning of the film. September 27, 2008

What a powerful film

Many of us have Irish roots, and have been to the Republic of Ireland many times, and seen the emergence in recent years of the "Celtic Tiger." We have watched films about the fight for Irish independence from England in the early 20th Century, but "The Wind That Shakes the Barley" may be the most powerful and moving yet. Its ensemble cast is magnificent, including Cillian Murphy as Damien.

Ireland shared a kinship with the American colonies in its fight against the cruelty and subjugation of the British crown. Just like the American patriots who spurned any compromises with England short of total freedom, this film graphically records the Irish fight for that cherished goal--with brother sometimes pitted against brother, not unlike the American Civil War.

Some of us have Scottish roots and have been there too; and some day Scotland may be totally independent, like William Wallace fought for centuries ago. It is moving in that direction, peacefully.

The courageous American actor Sylvester Stallone said in an interview more than 20 years ago: "A survivor is someone who has to be somewhat of a loner and listen to his own inner voice. And the most important thing . . . a survivor has is to be able to take a totally desperate, negative, horrendous, pessimistic situation and turn it into a positive. And that can happen."

It happened with the American and Irish patriots. And it happens each and every day in the United States today when courageous men and women stand up and fight against injustices, especially those involving governmental functionaries who engage in prosecutorial misconduct and other unconscionable abuses.
August 7, 2008

Quick ship - Perfect Condition

Outstanding! Acting, directing, casting, etc. the best. I may be biased since my grandmother on my father's side came from Ireland to marry my grandfather, but I think not!! From stories I've heard and histories I've read about the Irish Revolution and the Irish Civil War, this movie is on target. The British were savage in their treatment of the Irish; and the Irish were savage in their treatment of the British and then of their own. This movie has something for everyone - history, action, war, love story...Outstanding! July 10, 2008

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