I’ve always had mixed feelings about Kenneth Branagh — brilliant, but sometimes too self-important.
But his recent semi-autobiographical film is fantastic.
Belfast is a 2021 British coming-of-age drama film written and directed by Kenneth Branagh. …
Branagh’s “most personal film“, follows a young boy’s childhood in Belfast, Northern Ireland, at the beginning of The Troubles in 1969. …
The film received seven nominations at the 94th Academy Awards, including Best Picture, winning for Best Original Screenplay. …
The film chronicles the life of a working-class Ulster Protestant family from the perspective of their nine-year-old son Buddy during The Troubles …
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Jude Hill as Buddy is by far my favourite character.
Ciarán Hinds as “Pop”, Buddy’s grandfather, is wonderful too.
Jamie Dornan and Caitríona Balfe are fantastic as Buddy’s parents. Caitríona so beautiful.
Judy Dench, of course.
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