Belfast | reviewed by: William O'Donnell | March 8, 2022
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Branagh could not be clearer in his love for his home. He can never escape the vibe of the "stage" in his presentation. The cast is fabulous
genre Drama
synopsis Buddy is a young boy on the cusp of adolescence, whose life is filled with familial love, childhood hijinks, and a blossoming romance. Yet, with his beloved hometown caught up in increasing turmoil, his family faces a momentous choice: hope the conflict will pass or leave everything they know behind for a new life.
lead actors Gerard Horan | Lara McDonnell | Ciarán Hinds | Jamie Dornan | Judi Dench | Caitriona Balfe | Jude Hill | Turlough Convery | Gerard McCarthy | Bríd Brennan | Sid Sagar | Colin Morgan | Olive Tennant | Vanessa Ifediora | Mark Hadfield | John Sessions | Mairéad Tyers | Drew Dillon | Leonard Buckley | Kit Rakusen | Freya Yates | Nessa Eriksson | Charlie Barnard | Frankie Hastings | Caolan McCarthy | Ian Dunnett Jnr | Oliver Savell | Orla McDonagh | Ross O'Donnellan | Rachel Feeney | Olivia Flanagan | Estelle Cousins | Scott Gutteridge | Joyce Branagh | Bill Branagh
director Kenneth Branagh