BELFAST Cinema Intro + QA, TIFF 2021

The team behind BELFAST in conversation with TIFF in advance of its premiere at the 2021 Toronto International Film Festival. Judi Dench, Ciarán Hinds, CaitríonaBalfe, and Jamie Dornan star in Kenneth Branaghs comingofage tale set amid the tumult of late1960s Northern Ireland. The 46th Toronto International Film Festival runs September 9 to 18, 2021. For more, visit In his three decades of filmmaking, Kenneth Branagh has ushered us into Henry Vs campaign at Agincourt, Thors celestial chambers on Asgard, and murderous intrigues aboard the Orient Express. Branaghs latest work unfolds in a much more realworld and familiar setting for the prolific actor, writer, and director. Named after the city of his birth, BELFAST is Branaghs most personal and most affecting film yet. A comingofage drama set during the tumult of late1960s Northern Ireland, the film follows young Buddy (Jude Hill) as he navigates a landscape of workingclass struggle, sweeping c