Belfast12A

Directed by Kenneth Branagh | UK | 2021 | 1h 38m | Starring Jude Hill, Jamie Dornan, Judi Dench, Caitríona Balfe, Ciarán Hinds

Amid the social struggles and sectarian violence of 1960s Belfast, a young boy and his family get caught up in the increasing turmoil leading them to face a momentous choice. Kenneth Branagh’s semi-autobiographical coming-of-age drama is a poignant story of love, childhood and family ties, shot in sumptuous black-and-white. Winner of Best Screenplay at the Golden Globes and nominated for seven Academy Awards (including Best Picture) and six BAFTAs (including Best Film).

Reviews

‘Kenneth Branagh has made a masterpiece…It’s a movie of formal beauty, precise performances, complex and textured writing’
★★★★★
Kevin Maher, The Times

‘There is a terrific warmth and tenderness to Kenneth Branagh’s elegiac, autobiographical movie…spryly written, beautifully acted and shot in a lustrous monochrome.’
★★★★★
Peter Bradshaw, The Guardian

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We showed Belfast between February 4, 2022 and February 18, 2022.

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Today (Thursday 28th March)

18:00

Showing Up 12A
1h 48m
Michelle Williams stars as a sculptor grappling with the stresses of work and family life as she prepares for a potentially career-changing exhibition in this exploration of life as an artist by Kelly Reichardt (First Cow).

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20:30

Red Island 12A
1h 57m | French w/ English subtitles
An eight-year-old boy gradually becomes aware of the complex world surrounding him in Robin Campillo's (120 BPM) semi-autobiographical exploration of life in 1970s Madagascar as France's empire crumbles.

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Tomorrow (Friday 29th March)

15:30

Driving Mum 12A
1h 53m | Icelandic w/ English subtitles
Hilmar Oddsson's quirky dark comedy goes on a cross-country road trip across the rugged Icelandic scenery, as a middle-aged man drives his recently deceased mother to her final resting place.

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18:00

Drive-Away Dolls 15
1h 24m
Written and directed by one half of the Coen Brothers (Fargo, The Big Lebowski), this riotous road-movie caper follows two young women crossing paths with a gang of inept criminals.

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20:00

Dune: Part Two 12A
2h 47m
Starring Timothée Chalamet, Zendaya, and Florence Pugh, director Denis Villeneuve's highly anticipated sci-fi sequel is packed with grand visual spectacle, intricate narrative, and gigantic sandworms.

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Our beautiful art deco inspired auditorium can be found just off East Oxford's Cowley Road. We are open 7 days a week. We open the cinema and box office 30 minutes before the scheduled start time of each film, and the Box Office then closes 10 minutes after the film starts. We don’t show adverts, just a couple of trailers, so don't be late as the film itself starts very close to the advertised time!