Belfast

2021 • 98 minutes

About this movie

From lauded director Kenneth Branagh, and starring an acclaimed ensemble cast, Belfast is a personal and joyful story about the power of memory, set in late 1960s Northern Ireland. At the center of the film is Buddy, 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.

Ratings and reviews

Actors were brilliant but it’s more like a documentary as there is a portrayal of the life as it was for the Irish of different faiths but no actual story line. Nonetheless it was a very well set in the time.

This film was brilliant, it was honest, funny, devastating and the characters were so likeable. It had a musical/ theatrical component to it that worked really well with the subject matter. Best film I've seen in a very long time. Acting is flawless, you forget you aren't watching real people, and the Van Morrison soundtrack, be still my heart, it's lovely.

Nice but just ok I agree with the other comment