The Ending Damian is captured by the Irish Army during a weapons raid conducted by his brother, Teddy. Damian is sentenced to be executed by firing squad for his crimes. In a final attempt to avoid having to kill his brother, Teddy offers Damian a way out. If he reveals where the IRA are hiding weapons he will be free to live out a long life with his family. However, Damian remains loyal to the IRA and chooses to remain silent. This silence continues to the final scenes of the film, where he is marched before a firing squad to be executed. Depressing because The final scenes of The Wind That Shakes The Barley are some of the most powerful in all of cinema for demonstrating the intense suffering endured by those in Ireland. Loyalty to your family came second to loyalty to your cause, and this meant that both Damian and Teddy were forced to murder people they knew and were extremely close to. Tragically in Teddys case, his brother got in the way of his political beliefs. A Silver Lining? Ireland has long since stabilised now and we can look at pieces like The Wind That Shakes The Barley and Hunger (which itself very nearly made this list) as historic accounts rather than contemporary fact.
Hailing from South East London, Sam Heard is an aspiring writer and recent graduate from the University of Warwick. Sam's favourite things include energy drinks, late nights spent watching the UFC with his girlfriend and annihilating his friends at FIFA.
