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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 synopsis (warning! may contain spoilers)Awards:
5 wins & 18 nominations moreUser Comments:
A wonderful film moreCast
(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:
Vent se lève, Le (France)Vento che accarezza l'erba, Il (Italy)
Viento que agita la cebada, El (Spain)
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View content advisory for parentsRuntime:
UK:127 minColor:
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1.85 : 1 moreSound Mix:
Dolby DigitalCertification:
Portugal:M/16 (Qualidade) | Switzerland:14 (canton of Geneva) | Netherlands:16 | UK:15 | USA:Not Rated | Ireland:15A | Switzerland:14 (canton of Vaud) | Germany:12 | Australia:M | Chile:14 | Sweden:15 | Singapore:NC-16 | South Korea:15 | France:U (with warning)MOVIEmeter: 
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The commercial interest expressed in the United Kingdom was initially much lower than in other European countries and only 30 prints of the film were planned for distribution in the UK, compared with 300 in France. However, after the Palme d'Or award the film appeared on 105 screens in the UK, more than three times larger than the UK release for any of Ken Loach's previous films. moreGoofs:
Audio/visual unsynchronized: There are two machine guns in the film, a Vickers and a Lewis. The sounds they make when firing have been reversed, i.e. the Vickers sounds like a Lewis and vice versa. moreQuotes:
Finbar: [the IRA have just gunned down several Black and Tans] Mercenaries! That were paid to come over here to make us crawl, and to wipe us out. We've just sent a message to the British cabinet that will echo and reverbarate around the world! If they bring their savagery over here, we will meet it with a savagery of our own! moreSoundtrack:
Amhráin Na bhFiann moreFAQ
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An excellent film that outlines that tragic period of Irish history. Anyone wanting to understand the modern day troubles in Ireland MUST see this film to get a better understanding of things. I Thoroughly enjoyed this film and there was hardly a dry eye in the house by the end. It shows how easily communities, indeed families, were torn apart by divisions over the best way forward to achieve Irish freedom and how desperate people were. This is a film that should have been made years ago and should be viewed with an open mind by those who are not from a nationalist background. These events did occur and the time for denial is now % !
A first class film.