风吹稻浪》（The Wind That Shakes The Barley）的故事发生在20世纪初爱尔兰独立运动期间。影片讲述一个孤独的同时带有痞气的男保安，遇到了一个致命的女人，她利用他的轻信和忠诚为自己服务…… 本片获得2006年戛纳电影节最佳影片金棕榈奖。
　　已经成功执导16部电影的该片导演肯－罗奇( Ken Loach )把被英国统治时期的爱尔兰和其他地区的事迹搬上了银屏。他将爱尔兰的战斗与现在的伊拉克战争相提并论。肯－罗奇说：“现在，在伊拉克，我们知道那些死去的英国人和美国人的名字，但是我们不知道有多少伊拉克人被杀死了。所以占领区人民生命的价值被认为远远低于占领者生命的价值。”

Ireland, 1920. Damien and Teddy are brothers. But while the latter is already the leader of a guerrilla squad¹ fighting for the independence of his motherland, Damien, a medical student at University College, would rather finish his training at the London hospital where he has found a place.

However, shortly before his departure, he happens to witness atrocities² committed by the ferocious³ Black and Tans and finally decides to join the resistance group led by Teddy. The two brothers fight side by side until a truce⁴ is signed.

Bur peace is short-lived and when England imposes a treaty regarded unfair by a part of the population war resumes, this time putting Irishmen against Irishmen, brothers against brothers, Teddy against Damien...

Note:

latter  n.后者 guerrilla n.游击队 would rather 宁愿
happens to do 偶然遇见  truce n.停战协定

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