The Wind That Shakes the Barley vs War and Music
War and Music has the higher audience score (8.5/10 against 7.4/10 for The Wind That Shakes the Barley). The Wind That Shakes the Barley is the older of the two (2006 against 2025). Both are drama, war movies, so they suit a similar mood.
The Wind That Shakes the Barley
War and Music| The Wind That Shakes the Barley | War and Music | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.4/10 | ★ 8.5/10 |
| Year | 2006 | 2025 |
| Length | 2h 7m | – |
| Genres | Drama, War | Drama, History, War |
| Country | – | Russia |
| Director | Ken Loach | Sarik Andreasyan |
| Main cast | Liam Cunningham, Cillian Murphy, Aidan O'Hare, Pádraic Delaney, Orla Fitzgerald | Nicholay Kovbas, Michael Janibekyan, David Mkhitarel, Sergey Melkonyan, David Kotov-Oganesyan |
Synopsis
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.
War and Music
The war burst into the peaceful life of three friends suddenly, forever changing their destinies. Each of them went to the front, leaving the most valuable things at home in order to fight for this most valuable thing. Surprisingly, they are helped to survive in this fiery hell of battles with fascism, music. Taking musical instruments with them, friends play to maintain the morale of fellow soldiers, as well as to compose the leitmotif of…
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