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Belfast
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*Belfast* is a 2021 black-and-white film written, directed, and produced by Kenneth Branagh. The cast includes Judi Dench, Ciarán Hinds, Jamie Dornan, and Caitríona Balfe. Set in Belfast during the period of The Troubles in 1969, the narrative explores themes of Heimat, internal migration, and the city itself. The film was produced by Northern Ireland Screen and TKBC, with Haris Zambarloukos serving as director of photography and Van Morrison composing the score.
The movie has a runtime of 97 or 98 minutes and was distributed by Focus Features, Universal Pictures, and Microsoft Store. It received the Toronto International Film Festival People's Choice Award and the European Film Award for Best Production Designer. Review scores include 7/10, 86%, and 75/100, while audience ratings stand at 7.038 on one platform and 7.2 on another. The film's budget was 11000000, and it generated revenue of 49158343.
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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
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Participant in
- 35th European Film Awards
- Genre
- comedy film
- Country of origin
- United Kingdom
- Original language
- English language
- Main subject
- Belfast
- Director
- Kenneth Branagh
- Screenwriter
- Kenneth Branagh
- Composer
- Van Morrison
- Production company
- Northern Ireland Screen
- Cinematographer
- Haris Zambarloukos
- Narrative location
- Belfast
- Duration
- 97
- FilmAffinity ID
- 407458
- Distribution format
- video on demand
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- publication date
- 2022-03-24
- title
- Belfast
- color
- black-and-white
- distributed by
- Microsoft Store
- review score
- 75/100
- set in period
- 1969
- nominated for
- European Film Award for Best Screenwriter
- Commons category
- Belfast (film)
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Encyclopedic overview
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.
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