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Belfast Movie Cast, Plot and Everything to Know

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Last modified: Dec. 7, 2022

Belfast

Release Date: Friday, November 12, 2021 Theaters

Director: Kenneth Branagh

Starring: Caitriona Balfe Judi Dench Jamie Dornan Ciaran Hinds Jude Hill

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Plot

What's the story about?

Plot
A personal story of one boy’s childhood during the tumult of the late 1960s.
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Top Cast

The lead cast starring in Belfast.

Crew Behind the Film

The Belfast behind-the-scenes crew and production team.

The film's director Kenneth Branagh last directed A Haunting in Venice and Death on the Nile. The film's writer Kenneth Branagh last wrote As You Like It.

Screenwriter
Producers
Laura Berwick
Becca Kovacik
Tamar Thomas
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Production Details

What we know about the Belfast movie production.

Key Facts

  • Jamie Dornan and Caitriona Balfe play a glamorous working-class couple caught up in the mayhem, and Judi Dench and Ciaran Hinds portray the grandparents.
  • Behind the camera sees many regular Kenneth Branagh collaborators including production designer Jim Clay, director of photography Haris Zambarloukos, hair and makeup designer Wakana Yoshihara, editor Una Ni Dhonghaile, costume designer Charlotte Walker and casting directors Lucy Bevan and Emily Brockman.
  • Focus Features will distribute the film in the U.S. and Universal Pictures International will distribute internationally.
  • "Belfast is my most personal film. It’s about coming home – a dramatic journey of excitement, emotion and humour,” said Kenneth Branagh in a released statement (12/16/2020). “To be embraced by filmmakers and distributors of such proven imagination and talent as Focus [Features] is fantastic. We are honoured to partner with Peter Kujawski and his amazing team. With the incredible support of Northern Ireland Screen also in the mix, we are very excited for the future of Belfast in cinemas around the world in 2021.”
  • Jamie Dornan and Caitriona Balfe play a glamorous working-class couple caught up in the mayhem, with Judi Dench and Ciaran Hinds as the wry and spry grandparents.

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Additional Information

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Language
English

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Release Dates

When was the film released?

Belfast was released in nationwide movie theaters on Friday, November 12, 2021. There were 14 other movies released on the same date, including Love Is Love Is Love, Red Notice and The Accursed.

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