![]() However, she can no longer deny the option of leaving Belfast as the conflict worsens and Pa is offered a promotion and housing deal in England from his employers. Pa dreams of emigrating to Sydney or Vancouver, a prospect met with distress from Ma. Meanwhile, the family struggles to pay off their accumulated tax bill. Local criminal and sectarian rabble-rouser Billy Clanton approaches Pa demanding his involvement in " the cause" when Pa refuses, he becomes aggressive and continues to incessantly approach Buddy. Buddy develops feelings for a fellow high-achieving classmate, Catherine, a Catholic, and they eventually become friends. The family attends church, where the minister delivers a harsh fork in the road speech the rhetoric is continually reflected upon by Buddy throughout the film. The residents of the street set up a barricade to prevent further conflict and Pa returns home from England to check up on the family’s wellbeing. Buddy's father Pa works overseas in England, while the family-Ma, elder brother Will, and paternal grandparents Granny and Pop-live in Belfast.ĭuring the August 1969 riots, a group of Protestant loyalists attack the homes and businesses of Catholics on Buddy's street. The film chronicles the life of a working-class Ulster Protestant family from the perspective of their nine-year-old son Buddy during The Troubles in Belfast, Northern Ireland. It also tied with West Side Story for a leading eleven nominations at the 27th Critics' Choice Awards, including Best Picture, and also received six nominations at the 75th British Academy Film Awards, winning Outstanding British Film. It was named one of the best films of 2021 by the National Board of Review and tied with The Power of the Dog for a leading seven nominations at the 79th Golden Globe Awards, including Best Motion Picture – Drama, and won for Best Screenplay. The film received seven nominations at the 94th Academy Awards, including Best Picture, winning for Best Original Screenplay. It received praise from critics for Branagh's direction and screenplay, cinematography and the performances of the cast, and grossed over $49 million worldwide. 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. īelfast 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, 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. The film stars Caitríona Balfe, Judi Dench, Jamie Dornan, Ciarán Hinds, Colin Morgan and Jude Hill. Belfast is a 2021 British coming-of-age drama film written and directed by Kenneth Branagh. ![]()
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