A Belfast Story

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A Belfast Story
A Belfast Story poster.jpg
Directed byNathan Todd
Written byNathan Todd
Produced byJohn Todd
StarringColm Meaney
CinematographyPeter Holland
Edited byJohn Wright
Music byNick Glennie-Smith
Mac Quayle
Release date
  • September 20, 2013 (2013-09-20)
Running time
99 minutes
CountryNorthern Ireland
LanguageEnglish

A Belfast Story is a 2013 Irish crime film written and directed by Nathan Todd and starring Colm Meaney. It is Todd's directorial debut.[1]

Plot[]

Cast[]

  • Colm Meaney as Detective
  • Malcolm Sinclair as Chief Constable
  • Maggie Cronin as Sinead
  • Tommy O'Neill as First Minister Owen McKenna
  • Damien Hasson as Damien
  • Patrick Rocks as Eammon
  • Peter O'Toole as Alley victim

Reception[]

The film received negative reviews and has a 14% "Rotten" rating on Rotten Tomatoes.[2]

Stephen Dalton of The Hollywood Reporter wrote in his review, "Nathan Todd attempts something similar in his debut feature, a murder mystery with political overtones, but his inexperience lets him down badly." He also added, "not even [Meaney's] heavyweight gravitas can save A Belfast Story from its weak script, sluggish pacing and one-dimensional characters."[3]

Steve Rose of The Guardian gave the film 2 stars out of 5 and wrote, "the plot scatters too many pieces about, putting the film's star off screen for long stretches."[4]

Controversy[]

A month before its release, the film garnered controversy in Great Britain for the filmmakers' publicity stunt of sending a nail bomb kit to the media to promote the film.[3][5] Nathan Todd later issued an apology.[6]

References[]

  1. ^ "A Belfast Story: latest movie take on Troubles may drive you up wall". Belfast Telegraph. 17 September 2013. Retrieved 29 July 2016.
  2. ^ "A Belfast Story (2013)". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 29 July 2016.
  3. ^ a b Dalton, Stephen (22 September 2013). "A Belfast Story: Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 29 July 2016.
  4. ^ Rose, Steve (19 September 2013). "A Belfast Story – review". The Guardian. Retrieved 29 July 2016.
  5. ^ "NI film A Belfast Story promoted by 'nail bomb kit'". BBC News. 27 August 2013. Retrieved 29 July 2016.
  6. ^ Sherwin, Adam (23 August 2013). "A Belfast Story director apologises for sending 'nail bomb' promotional kit branded 'the most distasteful freebie ever'". The Independent. Retrieved 29 July 2016.

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