Belfast (2021)
Buddy 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.
Directed by Kenneth Branagh
Starring Jude Hill, Jamie Dornan, Caitríona Balfe
5 recommendations
- @goldenyears7.5/10Prime Video · 2mo ago
“It's a heartwarming, beautifully shot coming-of-age story with great performances and tons of heart.”
- @badelf10.0/104y ago
“This is the kind of cinema that we always hope to see - brilliantly fresh, tight script, beautifully shot, amazing performances, an autobiographical-based story of the directory himself, Sir Kenneth Branagh, and ... Van Morrison soundtrack.”
- @tmdb280390238.0/104y ago
“Belfast is packed with powerful images — shot in Haris Zambarloukos’s majestic black-and-white cinematography (except for a handful of color shots at key moments, notably the escapist windows that film and TV offer the characters) — beginning with an early scene in which the young protagonist, Buddy…”
- @r96sk8.0/104y ago
“A swell little film, this. I may not have a connection to the events portrayed onscreen, but 'Belfast' is - despite the not so good true events that it's retelling - is a pleasant film to watch.”