Belfast

2021 Drama | Other
71%

Surrounded by sporadic violence and growing danger, nine-year-old Buddy finds himself confronted with the ugly reality of sectarian conflict in 1960s Belfast. As the suffocating stranglehold of increasing turmoil tightens around his once-peaceful working-class neighbourhood, Buddy tries his best to understand The Troubles. Kenneth Branagh's drama, starring Jamie Dornan, Judi Dench and Jude Hill

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by Brian Lloyd
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'Belfast' is a bittersweet wonderland of memory

Buddy (Jude Hill) lives in a working-class community in '60s Belfast, watching 'Star Trek' on television, reading comics in the street, and playing with his friends. His father (Jamie Dornan) works in England and comes home sporadically, while his mother (Caitríona Balfe) and his grandparents (Judi Dench and Ciarán Hinds) help to raise him. However, as tensions in the city begin to rise, Buddy begins to view his world in a different light...

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