Focus Features has revealed a brand-new Belfast trailer for actor-director Kenneth Branagh’s upcoming comedy-drama film starring Jamie Dornan, Caitriona Balfe, Judi Dench, and Ciaran Hinds. The video, which you can check out below along with new character posters, highlights a coming-of-age story about a 10-year-old boy in Belfast, whose life is about to change with his parents planning to move their family away from their home due to the the social tumult of the late 1960s.
The film had its world premiere last September at the 2021 Telluride Film Festival. It had also successfully won the People’s Choice Award at the 2021 Toronto International Film Festival.
Jamie Dornan as Pa. pic.twitter.com/btPLW4c7D5
— Belfast (@BelfastMovie) October 19, 2021
Ciarán Hinds as Pop. pic.twitter.com/WfNVAxX0ef
— Belfast (@BelfastMovie) October 19, 2021
And introducing Jude Hill as Buddy.#BELFAST pic.twitter.com/P7Asi8c2OR
— Belfast (@BelfastMovie) October 19, 2021
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Belfast is written and directed by acclaimed actor-director Kenneth Branagh, who previously described the project as his “most personal film” to date. The film will be led by newcomer Jude Hill as Buddy. Joining him are Golden Globe nominee Caitriona Balfe (Outlander) and BAFTA nominee Jamie Dornan as Buddy’s passionate working-class parents, with Oscar winner Dame Judi Dench, and Ciaran Hinds (Game of Thrones) as Buddy’s sharp-witted grandparents.
The synopsis reads: “The film s a poignant story of love, laughter and loss in one boy’s childhood, amid the music and social tumult of the late 1960s.”
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Belfast is produced by Branagh, Laura Berwick, Becca Kovacik and Tamar Thomas. The creative team includes director of photography, Haris Zambarloukos and editor Una Ni Dhonghaile.
The film is slated to arrive in theaters on Friday, November 12.
