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BELFAST – BEST OF EUROPE – CLOSING FILM
CROATIAN PREMIERE
DIRECTOR: Kenneth Branagh
COUNTRY: United Kingdom
YEAR / DURATION: 2021. • 98’
GENRE: biography, drama
Info
- SCREENPLAY: Kenneth Branagh
- CINEMATOGRAPHY: Haris Zambarloukos
- EDITOR: Úna Ní Dhonghaíle
- SCORE: Van Morrison
- ACTORS:Jude Hill, Lewis McAskie, Caitríona Balfe, Jamie Dornan, Judi Dench, Ciarán Hinds, Josie Walker
- PRODUCERS: Laura Berwick, Kenneth Branagh, Becca Kovacik, Tamar Thomas
- PRODUCTION COMPANY: TKBC, Northern Ireland Screen
- FESTIVALS AND AWARDS : Venice 2021 (Main Competition), Cottbus FF (Best Director), FF Oostende (Best Film), Goteborg FF, Haifa IFF, Palm Springs IFF (Academy Award – Best Script, Academy Award Nominee – Best Film, Best Director, Best Actor in Supp. Role, Best Sound, Best Music, BAFTA (Best British Film), Golden Globe (Best Script), Toronto IFF (People’s Choice Award).
Synopsis
Belfast, 1969. Nine-year-old Buddy leads an idyllic life with his parents, brother, and grandparents in a quiet working neighbourhood, but suddenly finds himself confronted with the ugly reality of escalating religious conflicts between Catholics and Protestants. Rising turmoil, violence, and growing danger mean that Buddy’s family has to face a nearly impossible decision – stay or start packing and go?
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About the director
Kenneth Branagh (Belfast, 1960) is a director, actor, and writer. As a young actor, he performed with the Royal Shakespeare Company, and later cofounded the Renaissance Theatre Company. He performed in numerous plays by Shakespeare, and directed several films adaptations of Shakespearean plays (Henry V, 1989; Much Ado About Nothing, 1993; Hamlet, 1996; As You Like It, 2006), which brought him closer to mainstream audiences. His filmography includes more than 70 roles in film and television, and countless roles in theatre, as well as some 20 films as director (the most recent Death on the Nile, 2022). He has received an Academy Award, four BAFTAs, two Emmy Awards, and a Golden Globe Award. He was knighted in 2012.
Screening
- Arena – 23.07
22:30
