Ken Loach

The Wind That Shakes the Barley

Driven by a deep sense of duty and a love for his country Damien (Cillian Murphy) abandons his burgeoning career as a doctor and joins his brother Teddy in a dangerous and violent fight for freedom. As the Irish freedom fighters bold tactics bring the British to a breaking point both sides finally agree to a treaty to end the bloodshed. But despite the apparent victory civil war erupts and families who fought side by side find themselves pitted against one another putting their loyalties to the ultimate test. System Requirements:Run Time: 127 minutesFormat: DVD MOVIE Genre: DRAMA UPC: 796019802529 Manufacturer No: 80252

Winner of the Palme d'Or at the 2006 Cannes Film Festival, this gripping drama by Ken Loach (Raining Stones) is set during the early days of the Irish Republican Army, when British occupation of the Irish radicalized many a citizen and caused some to take up arms. Cillian Murphy plays Damien, a medical student on his way to London when he witnesses a couple of atrocities committed by British troops. Instead of becoming a doctor, he turns into a leading and respected figure in an IRA division led by his brother, Teddy (Padraic Delaney). The film provides some fascinating historical insight into the nascent resistance movement as it was in 1920, and Loach brilliantly conveys the profound emotional transition young men had to make to become saboteurs and killers. Loach's realistic style is absolutely mesmerizing, with many scenes built around the dynamics of large groups: contentious meetings, torture sessions, battles, celebrations, and the like. One has the sense of history as a pool of energy, and one also develops a kind of Renoiresque appreciation for the fact that different people on opposing sides of a life-or-death issue have their reasons for believing what they believe. As the story moves along, subtle shifts in the perspectives of men and women who had once agreed to be absolute in their fight for freedom results in a tragic yet understandable schism among Irish patriots. The final half-hour of The Wind That Shakes the Barley says a lot about how the Irish, including people who had known one another all their lives, turned their wrath on one another for so many decades. This is an outstanding film, featuring the best performance yet by Murphy (Red Eye). --Tom Keogh

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Hidden Agenda

Academy AwardÂ(r) winner* Frances McDormand (Fargo) and Brian Cox (Rob Roy) confront danger and deception at every turn in this "chilling, explosive" (The New York Times)story set in strife-torn Northern Ireland. Winner of the Special Jury Prize at the Cannes Film Festival, Hidden Agenda is a "taut political thriller" (The Hollywood Reporter) that "makes the unthinkable seem all too plausible" (The Washington Post). American activists Paul Sullivan (Brad Dourif) and his fiancÃ(c)e Ingrid Jessner (McDormand) journey to Belfast to probe allegations of brutal human rights abuses by British security forces. When Paul is killed under mysterious circumstances, the official reports list him as an I.R.A. accomplice. But Ingrid and British policeman Paul Kerrigan (Cox) question the findings and begin to uncover a shocking high-level conspiracy. Now, with their safety in jeopardy, they must decide whether to risk everything to reveal the truth. *1996: Actress

A Fond Kiss

Casim is a second generation Pakistani from Glasgow. Working as a DJ in Glasgow's coolest venues Casim dreams of buying his own club.A teacher at his sister Tahara's school Roisin is different from any girl he's ever met. She's gorgeous intelligent and definitely possesses a mind of her own. She and Casim soon fall deeply in love. But sparks fly as cultures clash and personalities collide.Special FeaturesWidescreen Version 2.0 Dolby StereoScene SelectionsSpanish and English SubtitlesSystem Requirements: Running Time 114 MinFormat: DVD MOVIE Genre: FOREIGN/LATIN Rating: NR UPC: 031398171959 Manufacturer No: 17195

Carla's Song

Robert Carlyle (The Full Monty) stars as George, a Glasgow bus driver who risks his job by giving a free ride to a beautiful Nicaraguan woman with no money. From the moment that he sees her, George becomes infatuated.

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Three of the world's most celebrated directors--Abbas Kiarostami Ken Loach and Ermanno Olmi--join together to direct a trilogy of interwoven stories set aboard a train travelling from Central Europe to Rome. The characters connect through casual encounters but the stories are related through their themes of social status the mystery of chance and sacrifice. With Valeria Bruni Tedeschi Blerta Cahani Martin Compston Sanije Dedja and Carlo Delle Piane. In Italian English Albanian and Farsi with English subtitles.System Requirements:Running Time: 115 MinutesFormat: DVD MOVIE Genre: DRAMA UPC: 736899058821 Manufacturer No: DV78969

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