Focus Features has released anew posterfor their upcoming filmBelfast, directed by legendary actor and filmmakerKenneth Branagh(Henry V,Thor).Belfasthas made its stamp at various festivals, with a premiere at the Telluride Film Festival and a win for the People’s Choice Award at the Toronto International Film Festival. Branagh has described the film as semi-autobiographical and “his most personal film.”
The poster captures the spirit of boyhood that Branagh has evidently seeked to unveil in his film which covers an upbringing in Belfast, Northern Ireland. Branagh shot the film in black-and-white as the poster also makes clear. The costumes present on the poster evoke the time period of the 1960s.
Buddy, played byJude Hill, serves as the heart of this film and the clear focus of the poster.Belfasttells his story of growing up in a working class family during the political and nationalistic clash in late-1960s Ireland known as “The Troubles.”
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Belfastwas first announced in July of 2020, with filming beginning just two months later. Filming took place between London and Belfast, the latter of which serves as the film’s clear focal point. Belfast nativeVan Morrisoncontributed eight songs and one original tune to the film. Aside from Hill,Belfastalso starsJamie DornanandCaitríona Balfeas Buddy’s parents, andJudi DenchandCiarán Hindsas Buddy’s grandparents. The filmalso featuresColin Morgan,Lara McDonnell,Gerard Horan, andConor MacNeill.
Branagh has been nominated for five Academy Awards across his lengthy career, receiving his first two nominations for acting and directing inHenry V. His latest Academy nomination came back in 2012, where he was recognized for his performance as Lord Laurence Olivier inMy Week With Marilyn.Belfastlooks to be a more honest and wholesome entry from the director who has dabbled more with blockbuster fare in recent years. Some of his latest films includeCinderella,Murder on the Orient Express(and its as-yet-unreleased sequelDeath on the Nile), and the malignedArtemis Fowl.
Belfasthits theaters exclusively on November 12. Check out the new poster below:
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