Belfast
Turkish title: Belfast
“No matter how far you go, you never forget where you came from.”
2021 · 1 h 38 min
Directed by 
Kenneth Branagh
Kenneth BranaghCast
Jude Hill Caitríona Balfe Jamie Dornan
Credits
Written by: Kenneth Branagh
Plot
A nine-year-old boy in Belfast in 1969 grows up as sectarian violence breaks out in his working-class street. Shot in black and white.
Sinekatalog’s take
Kenneth Branagh's black-and-white memoir of a boy in 1969 Belfast is warm, funny and nostalgic. It sees the Troubles through a child's eyes, and Ciarán Hinds and Judi Dench are delightful.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 7.2 / 10 (139,653 votes)
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