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23 June 2006 (Ireland) moreTagline:
Winner of the PALME D'OR at the 2006 Cannes Film Festival.Plot:
A sympathetic look at Republicans in early 20th century Ireland, and two brothers who are torn apart by anti-Brit rebellion. full summary | full synopsisAwards:
5 wins & 19 nominations moreNewsDesk:
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Sad tale more (194 total)Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Cillian Murphy | ... | Damien |
 | Padraic Delaney | ... | Teddy (as Pádraic Delaney) |
| Liam Cunningham | ... | Dan |
| Orla Fitzgerald | ... | Sinead |
| Mary O'Riordan | ... | Peggy (as Mary Riordan) |
| Mary Murphy | ... | Bernadette |
| Laurence Barry | ... | Micheail |
| Damien Kearney | ... | Finbar |
| Frank Bourke | ... | Leo |
| Myles Horgan | ... | Rory |
| Martin Lucey | ... | Congo |
| Aidan O'Hare | ... | Steady Boy |
| Shane Casey | ... | Kevin |
| John Crean | ... | Chris |
| Máirtín de Cógáin | ... | Sean (as Mairtin de Cogain) |
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Also Known As:
El viento que agita la cebada (Spain)Il vento che accarezza l'erba (Italy)
Le vent se lève (France)
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UK:127 minColor:
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1.85 : 1 moreSound Mix:
Dolby DigitalCertification:
UK:15 | Ireland:15A | Netherlands:16 | Switzerland:14 (canton of Vaud) | Switzerland:14 (canton of Geneva) | Australia:M | Sweden:15 | Germany:12 | USA:Not Rated | Singapore:NC-16 | Chile:14 | France:U (with warning) | South Korea:15 | Portugal:M/16 (Qualidade)Fun Stuff
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In the cinema scene, the man at the piano is really playing it. He's Neil Brand, one of Britain's leading silent cinema accompanists, who in 2006 featured significantly as a composer and accompanist in the BBC television series "Paul Merton's Silent Clowns". moreGoofs:
Anachronisms: In the beginning, as the characters play a game of hurling, a farm is visible in the background, at the foot of a mountain. The buildings near the farmhouse are much too large and modern to have been constructed in 1920's Ireland. moreQuotes:
Damien: And once again, with honourable exception, the Catholic Church sides with the rich. moreSoundtrack:
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An exciting piece of Ken Loach drama based on events that sparked the Irish war of independence. Despite being labelled 'anti-British' by critics born 60 years after these events took place, the incidents depicted in this film have in fact all been documented by the British government and are a matter of historical fact. Events such as the treatment of the local population at the brutal hands of the infamous convict drafted Black and tans force have all been recorded assiduously by both sides in the conflict. And the civil war that followed a decision to allow the mostly protestant north to be a part of the new British welfare state. A clash of ideals, deftly handled by Loach, it's a real pity that so many will have their minds made up before they've even seen the film.