15 Great War Movies (Nobody Ever Talks About)

3. The Wind that Shakes the Barley

Three Kings
Pathe

Set during Ireland's war of Independence, social realist icon/ Kes helmer Ken Loach’s brutal drama The Wind That Shakes the Barley is a devastating and vital piece of war tragedy.

Following the fortunes of a pair of brothers played by Cillian Murphy and Padraic Delaney who resist the violent, amoral occupation of Ireland by British thugs, this Palme d'Or winner never flinches away from depicting the horrific crimes committed by British forces in the name of imperial rule in Ireland.

A sobering and incendiary reminder of the country's troubling history of occupation and destruction, this stirring depiction of the Irish fight for freedom and self determination is a moving testament to the power of cinema.

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