Kenneth Branagh’s Belfast gets a new trailer

(L to R) Jamie Dornan as “Pa”, Ciarán Hinds as “Pop”, Jude Hill as “Buddy”, and Judi Dench as “Granny” in director Kenneth Branagh’s BELFAST, a Focus Features release. Credit : Rob Youngson / Focus Features

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.

Hillary saw the film at this year’s TIFF, where it won The People’s Choice Award, and said it was “one of the best films of the year.” You can read her full review here.

The film stars Jamie Dornan, Caitriona Balfe, Judi Dench, Jude Hill, Lara McDonnell, and Ciaran Hinds.

Belfast opens in cinemas on 25th January 2022.