The Wind That Shakes the Barley

Set in the 1920s, this film chronicles the events that led to the emergence of the independent Irish Republic and Northern Ireland. Damien, a witness to the oppression by British soldiers, joins the Irish Republicans resisting that oppression. Damien’s older brother, Teddy, is the leader of this resistance group. The two brothers continue the resistance in unity and solidarity. However, with the signing of the peace agreement, the two brothers find themselves on opposing sides.