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The Wind That Shakes the Barley

2006 film directed by Ken Loach
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Summary

The Wind That Shakes the Barley is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8,204 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Creator: Ken Loach[3]
  • Award received: Palme d'Or[4], European Film Award for Best Cinematographer[5]
  • Director: Ken Loach[6]
  • Screenwriter: Paul Laverty[7]
  • Composer: George Fenton[8]
  • Genre: drama film[9], war film[10], romance film[11]
  • Cast member: Cillian Murphy[12], Pádraic Delaney[13], Liam Cunningham[14], Orla Fitzgerald[15], Roger Allam[16], Seán McGinley[17], Mark Wakeling[18], William Ruane[19], Jamie Lomas[20], Frank Bourke[21], Shane Casey[22]
  • Producer: Rebecca O'Brien[23]
  • Collection: Museum of Modern Art[24]
  • Production company: Sixteen Films[25], Element Pictures[26], UK Film Council[27], Pathé Distribution[28], Matador Pictures[29], Regent Capital[30], Screen Ireland[31], Film- und Medienstiftung NRW[32], BiM Distribuzione[33], EMC Produktion[34], Tornasol Films[35], Diaphana Distribution[36], Cinéart[37], Virgin Media One[38]
  • Director of photography: Barry Ackroyd[39]
  • Original language of film or TV show: English[40]
  • Distribution format: video on demand[41]
  • Review score: 7.7/10[42], 90%[43], 82/100[44]
  • Color: color[45]
  • Country of origin: United Kingdom[46], Ireland[47], Germany[48], Italy[49], Spain[50], France[51], Belgium[52], Switzerland[53]
  • Publication date: January 1, 2006[54], December 28, 2006[55], June 23, 2006[56], August 23, 2006[57], March 23, 2007[58]
  • Distributed by: Pathé[59]
  • Narrative location: Ireland[60]
  • Sponsor: UK Film Council[61], Screen Ireland[62], Film- und Medienstiftung NRW[63], Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg[64], German Federal Film Board[65]
  • Filming location: Kilmainham Gaol[66]
  • Main subject: Irish Republican Army[67], Irish War of Independence[68], Anglo-Irish Treaty[69], Irish Civil War[70]
  • Film editor: Jonathan Morris[71]

Why It Matters

The Wind That Shakes the Barley has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[72] It is known by 42 alternative names across languages and contexts.[73]

FAQs

What awards did The Wind That Shakes the Barley receive?

Honors received include Palme d'Or[4] and European Film Award for Best Cinematographer[5].

Related Entities

Belgium Cillian Murphy film France Germany Ireland Italy Ken Loach Liam Cunningham Museum of Modern Art Spain Switzerland United Kingdom

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [72] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [73] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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