Sumptously filmed And Very Well Acted Ken Loach Drama,

Rating: 6/10 (20 September 2006)

'The Wind That Shake's The Barley, Is a riveting Ken Loach, drama, Is set in the British occupied county cork, Cillian Murphy play's Damien an aspiring medical student who is all set to travel to London to complete his studies, but is caught up in the brutal struggle and eventual fight for independence of the then British occupied Ireland,Padraic Delaney plays Murphy's brother Teddy, the pair conspire to rid Ireland of the brutal British occupation which with tragic result's see's brother turn against brother,
'The Wind That Shake's The Barley, is stunningly shot on actual location's in county cork, it's filmed in Loache's usual 1.85:1 Aspect Ratio, As with most historical epic's yes their are flaws albeit very small, the film could be slightly improved in the editing stage's i feel a title card at the end would have been much more appropriate(just like Michael collins for example) Take it for what it is and of course enjoy,