belfast

Interview: Ciarán Hinds on working with Kenneth Branagh and Judi Dench on the “protected” set of Belfast

Predicted to be a major player at this year’s Academy Awards, Kenneth Branagh‘s acclaimed Belfast (you can read our review here) is the celebrated director’s most personal film to date, a semi-autobiographical drama about a young boy growing up in 1960’s Northern Ireland. Assembling one of the year’s finest casts, Ciarán Hinds, a decorated character…

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Film Review: Kenneth Branagh’s Belfast is a life affirming drama lovingly laced with a childlike wonder

Given that the lockdowns that every country seemed to adhere to at some stage or another since COVID-19 plagued an unsuspecting public caused many to examine their own sense of self, it’s not surprising that something like Kenneth Branagh‘s Belfast would be born from such introspection.  Written from his own perspective as a 9-year-old growing…

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