The Wind That Shakes the Barley

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Movie 2006 127 min

In 1920s Ireland young doctor Damien O'Donovan prepares to depart for a new job in a London hospital. As he says his goodbyes at a friend's farm, British Black and Tans arrive, and a young man is killed. Damien joins his brother Teddy in the Irish Republican Army, but political events are soon set in motion that tear the brothers apart.

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Provisional estimate — not yet fully analyzed. NR (US)

Likely present: ViolenceFamily themesPolitical & social messagingHeavy emotional content

The synopsis mentions violence ('Black and Tans', death) and political conflict that divides brothers, suggesting heavy emotional themes.

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