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Belfast

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Original title: Belfast
Year: 2021
Running time: 98 min.
Country: United Kingdom
Director: Kenneth Branagh
Screenwriter: Kenneth Branagh
Music: Van Morrison
Cinematography: Haris Zambarloukos (B&W)
Cast: Jude Hill, Caitriona Balfe, Jamie Dornan, Judi Dench, Ciarán Hinds, Lewis McAskie, Lara McDonnell, Gerard Horan, Turlough Convery, Sid Sagar, Josie Walker, Chris McCurry, Colin Morgan, Freya Yates, Nessa Eriksson, Charlie Barnard, Frankie Hastings, Máiréad Tyers, Caolan McCarthy, Ian Dunnett Jr., Drew Dillon, Michael Maloney, Rachel Feeney, Elly Condron, Samuel Menhinick, James O'Donnell, Leonard Buckley, Estelle Cousins, Scott Gutteridge, Bill BranaghSee 17 More
Producer: TKBC, Northern Ireland Screen. Distributor: Focus Features
Genre: Drama | 1960s. Childhood. Family Relationships
Synopsis: A coming-of-age drama set during the tumult of late-1960s Northern Ireland, the film follows young Buddy as he navigates a landscape of working-class struggle, sweeping cultural changes, and sectarian violence. Buddy dreams of a glamorous future that will whisk him far from the Troubles, but, in the meantime, he finds consolation in his charismatic Pa and Ma, and his spry, tale-spinning grandparents.

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#27 Best Movies from 2021 (no animation films)
#32 Best Movies of 2021

Awards: 2021: Academy Awards: Best Original Screenplay. 7 Nominations

2021: Golden Globes: Best Screenplay. 7 Nominations

2021: BAFTA Awards: Best British Film. 6 Nominations

2021: Toronto Film Festival: Best Film (People’s Choice Award)

2021: National Board of Review (NBR): Top Films & Best Supporting Actor (Hinds)

2021: David di Donatello Awards: Best Foreign Film

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2021: American Film Institute (AFI): Special Award AFI

2021: Critics Choice Awards: Best Young Actor (Hill), Cast & Original Screenplay

2021: Producers Guild Awards (PGA): Nominated for Best Film

2021: Directors Guild of America (DGA): Nominated for Best Direction

2021: Screen Actors Guild (SAG): 2 Nominations, Best Cast & Supp. Actress

2021: Chicago Film Critics Awards: Nominated for Best Supporting Actress (Balfe)

2021: San Francisco Film Critics Circle: 3 Nominations

2021: British Independent Film Awards (BIFA): 11 Nom. including Best Actress (Balfe)

2021: Satellite Awards: Best Picture & Original Screenplay. 13 Nominations

2021: Sevilla Film Festival: Official Selection (Out of Competition)

Critics' reviews

"A touching and moving portrait of childhood and family and the first movie I’ve seen this year that can be a best picture winner."

Clayton Davis: Variety
"[Branagh] has written a charming, rose-tinted thank-you note to the city that sparked his dreams and the parents whose sacrifices helped them come true."

Jeannette Catsoulis: The New York Times
"For its frequently painful contours, there’s an abundance of pleasures to be had in 'Belfast,' Kenneth Branagh’s irresistible memoir (…) Rating: ★★★½ (out of 4)"

Ann Hornaday: The Washington Post
"There may be bigger, costlier, showier films this year, but none cuts a clearer, truer path to the heart than 'Belfast' (...) It's his best and most bracingly personal film"

Peter Travers: ABC News
"A film filtered less through real life than the rosy lens of sentiment and memory (...) There are already so many excellent chronicles of the era (...) that it's hard to know quite where to slot 'Belfast'"

Leah Greenblatt: Entertainment Weekly
"Masterful memoir (...) This is the best movie I've seen so far in 2021 (…) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 4)"

Richard Roeper: Chicago Sun-Times
"A stirring coming-of-age portrait with magnificent performances (...) The emotional moments are given plenty of breathing time"

Monica Castillo: The Playlist
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