

So when I saw the subject line in my email was Belfast and saw the likes of who were involved in it, it was a very easy yes."ĭornan also shared he hoped by watching the people, his peers back home would be better understood. He said: "I'm very aware of how the struggle at home has been and how long it went on for and how it still goes on to a certain extent, but this is the town that made me and I couldn't be more proud to come from there. He even suggests taking the family as far as New Zealand or Australia, before settling for England.ĭornan, who hails from Northern Ireland, spoke to Newsweek about how "proud" he is of his home city. With the outbreak of the Troubles, Pa is desperate to get his family out of their hometown, despite their love for the city. Pa is not around all that often, working as a laborer in England every other week to provide for his family back in Belfast. Jamie Dornan portrays Pa in Belfast, Buddy's father. Jude Hill plays Buddy in Belfast Belfast/Kenneth Branagh Pa - Jamie Dornan You can also see Hill next in Mandrake and Magpie Murders, coming to screens in 2022.

If he takes home the prize, he will become the youngest actor to ever win an Oscar for Best Actor. "I didn't really know what the troubles were before Belfast, so my mum and dad had to sit me down and talk about it and I watched a few YouTube videos and just like films with my family to understand it a bit more and get to know the role."Īlready there is plenty of buzz around Hill winning the Oscar for Best Actor at the 94th Academy Awards in March 2022. He said: "I think Buddy is a really innocent, kind little boy who has been dragged into all this conflict with his cousin. Northern Irish actor Jude Hill, who is just 11-years-old, portrays Buddy, the protagonist in Kenneth Branagh's Belfast.īuddy himself is based on a young Belfast-born Branagh, who moved to Reading, England, with his family during the outbreak of The Troubles in Northern Ireland.īelfast is Hill's biggest role to date and he spoke to Newsweek about taking on the role. Meet the Cast and Characters of Belfast Buddy - Jude Hill Newsweek spoke to the cast of Belfast on the London Film Festival red carpet, where they spoke candidly about their characters and their passion for the movie. The semi-autobiographical drama follows the story of 10-year-old Buddy during the Troubles in late 1960s Northern Ireland.īuddy is largely inspired by Branagh's own childhood experience of growing up in Belfast with his Ma, Pa, Gran and Pop by his side. Posting unmarked spoilers will result in removal and warning, and posting spoilers with malicious intent will result in a ban.Kenneth Branagh has brought his childhood to life in the Oscar-hyped film Belfast. Please report posts containing spoilers unless they are hidden using the following method or are inside a thread clearly labeled as containing spoilers. If you want to promote without participating in the community, purchase an ad. For more information, see the self-promotion on reddit FAQ. Some promotional submitting (posting your own projects, articles, etc.) is permitted, but it must be balanced out by a much greater level of non-promotion participation in reddit - the rule of thumb is no more than 10% of your submissions may be promotional. Promotion must be kept within acceptable limits.Follow all specific content restrictions.No off-topic or low-effort content or comments.No personal attacks, witch hunts, bigotry, or inflammatory language.No content primarily for humor or entertainment.Questions likely to generate discussion.Want to schedule an AMA with us? Read our guidelines for more information! To see previous AMAs, click here. New to reddit? Click here! Subreddit Calendar Submissions should be for the purpose of informing or initiating a discussion, not just with the goal of entertaining viewers.įor examples of quality discussion posts we'd like to see in our subreddit, please review this page.įor an in-depth explanation of our rules, please review our rules page.

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