The Wind That Shakes the Barley

...skakar om och berör, det är inget tvivel om saken.

There's a kind of dry tastefulness about The Wind That Shakes The Barley's historical recreations, even when Loach is staging rapes and executions.

Performances are excellent, and Cillian Murphy continues to surprise.

The familiar Loach strengths are present and correct: Cillian Murphy is a striking lead among the usual strong cast of unknowns...