Belfast

2021
PG-13
1h 38m

IMDb RATING

7.2/10

96K

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Coming-of-Age Period Drama Political Drama Biography Drama Romance

A young boy and his working-class Belfast family experience the tumultuous late 1960s.A young boy and his working-class Belfast family experience the tumultuous late 1960s.A young boy and his working-class Belfast family experience the tumultuous late 1960s.

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IMDb RATING

7.2/10

96K

YOUR RATING

POPULARITY

3,565

639

See production info at IMDbPro

Won 1 Oscar
- 60 wins & 255 nominations total

Trivia
The film is based on true events from Kenneth Branagh's childhood.

Goofs
At about 33 minutes, a diagram of the solar system is shown which omits Pluto. Pluto was considered a planet in 1969 and would have been included in such a diagram at that time.

Quotes
Auntie Violet: The Irish were born for leavin', otherwise the rest of the world'd have no pubs.

Crazy credits
End title cards read: "For the ones who stayed" / "For the ones who left" / "And for all the ones who were lost."

Connections
Featured in CTV National News: Episode dated 9 September 2021 (2021)

Soundtracks
Down to Joy
Written by Van Morrison (uncredited)
Performed by Van Morrison
Licensed courtesy of Exile Productions, Ltd.

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Featured review

8/10

Beautiful Film

Kenneth Branagh delivers a beautiful, heartfelt film about a family in 1969 Belfast. Branagh's love for the town of Belfast is palpable. The cast is superb--especially, Caitriona Balfe, whose portrayal as a wife and mother, torn between staying in her native Belfast as religious and political violence escalates or moving to England for her family's safety, is heartbreaking.