“I lost my dad at the beginning of this year to Covid and this movie would’ve meant so much to him. “We were all just carrying this expectation and hope and fear that it would be received well there.

“But this story of all stories, a story for the people, well, we could get all the praise around the world and win all these lovely audience awards at different film festivals around the world, but Jesus it just matters so much for people from that city!

“But this, bringing it home to the people of Belfast, I’ve never done a premiere in Belfast, I’ve never shown a movie in Belfast before so that was unique in itself. I’ve experienced everything so far in my career in terms of that. “Because I have a feeling people aren’t going to like it. I often feel a wee bit like that anyway leading up to stuff,” he said. “Before I got to the press line, I was really physically sick. The film has already won rave reviews and its main stars are already being tipped for Oscar nominations next year.Ĭaitríona Balfe at the premiere of 'Belfast' at Belfast's Waterfront Hall (Image: Justin Kernoghan/Belfast Live)ĭornan has also admitted he was sick with nerves before the Belfast premiere which was a massive success. Their own characters are simply known as Pa and Ma and the boy’s grandparents are played by Judi Dench and Ciarán Hinds. The semi-autobiographical film, written and directed by Kenneth Branagh, is told through the eyes of the couple’s nine-year-old son Buddy. “The resilience and the humour of these people mean so much to me and it’s such a joy to be a part of something that shows them in a different light.” The actor also told the Gold Derby movie website of the pleasure he got from making a film about his home city.

If I could do every job I have with Caitriona Balfe I’d be a very happy boy.” “Getting to watch her every day and, if this is all I have, I think she’s one of the greatest actors of her generation. “I’ve never seen Outlander so my take on Caitriona Balfe being a good actor is Belfast. “She’s just a brilliant girl and a phenomenal actress. We were just really in tune, we were just aligned,” he said. The Holywood-born actor revealed he had never watched the hugely popular Outlander TV series in which the Monaghan actress shot to fame.īut the 39-year-old star of The Fall said they instantly clicked on the set of Belfast in which they play the parents of a young family caught up in street violence at the beginning of the Troubles in the late 60s. Jamie Dornan has admitted he had never seen Caitriona Balfe in anything before she played his wife in new movie Belfast.īut the Fifty Shades of Grey star said she was so good he would happily work with her for the rest of his life.

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