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Belfast
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7.0Buddy is a young boy on the cusp of adolescence, whose life is filled with familial love, childhood hijinks, and a blossoming romance. Yet, with his beloved hometown caught up in increasing turmoil, his family faces a momentous choice: hope the conflict will pass or leave everything they know behind for a new life.
Cast
- Jude Hill as Buddy
- Jamie Dornan as Pa
- Caitríona Balfe as Ma
- Lewis McAskie as Will
- Judi Dench as Granny
- Ciarán Hinds as Pop
Themes
- working class
- black and white
- belfast, north ireland
- 1960s
- the troubles (north ireland, 1966-98)
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Key facts
- Directed by
- Kenneth Branagh
- Written by
- Kenneth Branagh
- Produced by
- Laura Berwick Kenneth Branagh Becca Kovacik Tamar Thomas
- Starring
- Caitríona Balfe Judi Dench Jamie Dornan Ciarán Hinds Colin Morgan Jude Hill
- Cinematography
- Haris Zambarloukos
- Edited by
- Úna Ní Dhonghaíle
- Music by
- Van Morrison
- Production companies
- Northern Ireland Screen , TKBC
- Distributed by
- Focus Features (United States), Universal Pictures (International)
- Release dates
- 2 September 2021 ( 2021-09-02 ) ( Telluride ) 21 January 2022 ( 2022-01-21 ) (United Kingdom)
- Running time
- 97 minutes
- Countries
- United Kingdom , United States
- Language
- English
- Budget
- $10–15 million
- Box office
- $49 million
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Duration
- 97
- FilmAffinity ID
- 407458
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- publication date
- 2022-03-24
- title
- Belfast
- review score
- 75/100
- Commons category
- Belfast (film)
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Belfast is a 2021 coming-of-age drama film written and directed by Kenneth Branagh. The film stars Caitríona Balfe, Judi Dench, Jamie Dornan, Ciarán Hinds, Colin Morgan and Jude Hill. The film, which Branagh has described as his "most personal", follows a young boy's childhood in Belfast, Northern Ireland, at the beginning of The Troubles in 1969.
Belfast had its world premiere at the 48th Telluride Film Festival on 2 September 2021; shortly thereafter, it won the People's Choice Award at the 2021 Toronto International Film Festival. The film was released in the United States on 12 November 2021 by Focus Features, and in the United Kingdom and Ireland on 21 January 2022, by Universal Pictures. It received generally positive reviews from critics for Branagh's direction and screenplay, cinematography, and the performances of the cast, and grossed $49 million worldwide.