The Wind That Shakes the Barley
2006 · 127 MIN · IMDB 7.5 · 56,435 VOTES · DIR. Ken Loach
Overview
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.
Dialogue Timeline — 1,320 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:00:59 You should've gotten rid of the ball.
00:05:20 More like a prick! Don't grin at me, you bastard.
00:09:43 Not after this. We need you now more than we ever needed you.
00:13:03 How are you? Look at me. Look at me.
00:17:50 That's from Finbar, Teddy.
00:23:13 So we can expect what the Boers got, can we?
00:28:58 Give me your fucking rifle before I blow your brains out.
00:34:48 Shut up. Fucking Irish.
00:39:39 Saturday afternoon in the pissings of rain.
00:45:07 Put your hands behind your head. Give him the letter.
00:51:15 - We can't. He's one of our own. - Congo, he's a traitor.
00:56:43 You do know exactly what it was.
01:00:17 Hold on a minute. Hold on. There's a war on, right?
01:05:30 In nomine Patris et Filii et Spiritus Sancti.
01:12:35 If they bring their savagery over here
01:17:35 Teddy O'Donovan?
01:23:43 They have just watched 17 million
01:27:15 It was never going to happen that way, and you all know it.
01:31:08 Jesus Christ. They're on their way. Is that not good enough for you?
01:34:21 He will. He'll be fine. Good boy.
01:38:11 - What's it like to kill an Irishman? - Shut your hole!
01:41:46 so nobody had time to read it.
01:45:31 I'll show you where the weapons are.
01:51:28 Tell us where the arms are... or you will be shot at dawn.
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed1,320
Dialogue density10.4 lines / min
First line00:00:59
Final line01:51:28
Production Record
DirectorKen Loach
LanguageEnglish
Budget$6,500,000
Revenue$22,900,000
IMDb votes56,435