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‘I grew up with Branagh in Belfast: our childhoods haunt his new film’

The director’s cousin Martin Hamilton tells of family and the Troubles that went on to inspire an acclaimed memoir

The Guardian - UK · Jan 30, 2022

Jamie Dornan calls Dermot Kennedy his new best friend after night at 'best pub on the planet'

The pair were spotted out on the town in New York City this week whilst Jamie was promoting his new movie, Belfast

Irish Mirror · Jan 26, 2022

Jamie Dornan says own kids helped him in Belfast role after The Fall mistake

The star also told how he feared if he would ever work again before Belfast came along during the pandemic

Irish Mirror · Jan 24, 2022

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Kenneth Branagh reflects on premiering 'Belfast' in the city

"It was amazing and I was completely and utterly made up."

Belfast Live · Jan 23, 2022

‘I got really lucky’: Caitríona Balfe, star of Belfast, on fame, family and fans

Caitríona Balfe is the luminous star of Kenneth Branagh’s Oscar-tipped Belfast. She talks about how modelling almost broke her, bonding on set with Judi Dench and her childhood during the Troubles

The Guardian - UK · Jan 23, 2022

Belfast review – Branagh’s chocolate box vision of his childhood

Kenneth Branagh’s monochrome film of growing up in 60s Northern Ireland offers nostalgia but avoids getting to grips with the Troubles

The Guardian - UK · Jan 22, 2022

Sir Kenneth Branagh's childhood pals explain how early years shaped new Belfast film

Sir Kenneth Branagh's childhood pals and people that knew him have lifted the lid on his early years and how they shaped his new film - which stars Jamie Dornan, Jude Hill and Caitriona Balfe

Daily Mirror · Jan 21, 2022

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Kenneth Branagh tells Graham Norton when his Belfast granny saw him in a play - he was naked

Speaking on the chat show, the North Belfast director admitted: "My granny was in the front row with opera glasses."

Belfast Live · Jan 21, 2022

Kenneth Branagh: Dame Judi Dench's 'threat' to Belfast director as payback

The iconic 'M' actor of the James Bond franchise has a good relationship with the Harry Potter star

Bristol Post · Jan 21, 2022

Who is Caitríona Balfe - the actress who plays Ma in Kenneth Branagh's Belfast film?

She said her supporting role in Belfast felt like "a gift from the post-lockdown gods."

Belfast Live · Jan 21, 2022

When did Kenneth Branagh live in Belfast?

The actor said the film Belfast is "very personal" to him

Belfast Live · Jan 21, 2022

Who is Kenneth Branagh - the actor turned director and writer of film Belfast?

The actor has had an extensive career in theatre, film, and TV

Belfast Live · Jan 21, 2022

Belfast film review: Branagh’s playful nostalgia warms the heart even as it makes blood run cold

Anyone who says this personal movie isn’t political is kidding themselves

Evening Standard · Jan 21, 2022

Belfast: Jamie Dornan recalls filming the one scene that left him in ‘floods of tears’

Actor stars in Kenneth Branagh’s semi-autobiographical film about a boy growing up in the Sixties

The Independent UK · Jan 20, 2022

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The Independent UK · Jan 20, 2022

Jamie Dornan talks 'Belfast', TV and going behind-the-scenes

Jamie Dornan, whose latest film “Belfast” is being recognized with award nominations, says he looks to the movie's director, Kenneth Branagh, as an example of a career to aspire to

The Independent UK · Jan 20, 2022

Belfast film review: A film about the Troubles that isn’t about the Troubles at all

The celebrated director’s twinkly-eyed childhood memoir chooses not to reckon with reality

Belfast Live · Jan 19, 2022

Kenneth Brannagh praises 'amazing and brilliant' Belfast child star Jude Hill

"He's funny and we knew that the film was going to play out written across his face"

The Guardian - UK · Jan 19, 2022

Too hot for the plot: could a modelling job save Jamie Dornan’s character in Belfast?

In Kenneth Branagh’s acclaimed drama, Dornan plays a penniless father whose astonishing good looks pass without comment. It’s not the first time the film industry has asked audiences to ignore an actor’s attractiveness

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Belfast Live · Jan 19, 2022

Child star Jude Hill feels ‘lucky’ to make feature film debut in Kenneth Branagh’s Belfast

The 10-year-old said he had ‘loved’ the process of auditioning and working with the ‘fantastic’ cast of older actors

Daily Mirror · Jan 18, 2022

Brian Blessed quiets booming voice for meditation sessions with Sir Kenneth Branagh

Brian Blessed and Sir Kenneth Branagh have been friends for years, and the Oscar nominated actor and director has been meditating with his thespian pal for more than 30 years

Belfast Live · Jan 17, 2022

Who is Jude Hill - the leading actor in Kenneth Branagh film Belfast?

The 11-year-old actor was plucked from a local talent agency - and is now winning awards internationally

Belfast Live · Jan 17, 2022

Is Kenneth Branagh's Belfast based on a true story?

The film gets released in cinemas across the UK this month

Belfast Live · Jan 17, 2022

Where Kenneth Branagh's Belfast was filmed and why it wasn't in Northern Ireland

The film is set to be released later this month

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