See Sir Kenneth Branagh's Oscar-nominated and heart-wrenching semi-autobiographical film.
Inspired by his own childhood in Northern Ireland, Branagh's semi-autobiographical film takes place in late-1960s Belfast during the outset of the Troubles, a 30-year ethno-nationalist conflict between the union loyalists and republican nationalists surrounding whether or not Northern Ireland should remain part of the United Kingdom.
Though the film depicts a violent time in Ireland's geopolitical history, its story unfolds through the wholesome perspective of a nine-year-old from a working-class Ulster Protestant family named Buddy —"[skirting] politics with a child's-eye view of the Troubles," perMuch of Buddy's innocent point of view is ingeniously captured through Branagh's cinematic direction, which contributed to the film's several Oscar nominations, including Best Picture, Director,...
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