National Theatre Live: Good vs The Wind That Shakes the Barley
National Theatre Live: Good has the higher audience score (8.5/10 against 7.4/10 for The Wind That Shakes the Barley). National Theatre Live: Good is the shorter watch at 1h 40m compared with 2h 7m. The Wind That Shakes the Barley is the older of the two (2006 against 2023). Both are drama, war movies, so they suit a similar mood.
National Theatre Live: Good
The Wind That Shakes the Barley| National Theatre Live: Good | The Wind That Shakes the Barley | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 8.5/10 | ★ 7.4/10 |
| Year | 2023 | 2006 |
| Length | 1h 40m | 2h 7m |
| Genres | Drama, War | Drama, War |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Dominic Cooke | Ken Loach |
| Main cast | David Tennant, Elliot Levey, Sharon Small, Jim Creighton, Rebecca Bainbridge | Liam Cunningham, Cillian Murphy, Aidan O'Hare, Pádraic Delaney, Orla Fitzgerald |
Synopsis
National Theatre Live: Good
As the world faces its Second World War, John Halder, a good, intelligent German professor, finds himself pulled into a movement with unthinkable consequences.
The Wind That Shakes the Barley
In 1920s Ireland young doctor Damien O'Donovan prepares to depart for a new job in a London hospital. As he says his goodbyes at a friend's farm, British Black and Tans arrive, and a young man is killed. Damien joins his brother Teddy in the Irish Republican Army, but political events are soon set in motion that tear the brothers apart.
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