Belfast is a 2021 British coming-of-age drama film written and directed by Kenneth Branagh which he has described as his “most personal film”. The story follows a young boy’s childhood in Belfast, Northern Ireland, at the beginning of The Troubles in 1969.

“It’s a film of formal beauty, letter-perfect performances, complex and textured writing and enough comedic one-lines and Van Morrison musical montages to make you forget that you are watching a drama about seething sectarian hatreds”.

Kevin Maher of The Times

“A seductive piece of myth-making from Branagh”

Peter Bradshaw of The Guardian

“The film feels true in the way it must be exploring Branagh’s memories of a tumultuous and confusing time, and the way it pays tribute to a vibrant community as that community is irrevocably changed.”

Steve Pond writing for TheWrap