Movie

A Belfast Story

2013 · 99 min

A sombre, slow-burning procedural that weighs old wounds and moral compromise in a city still haunted by its past.

Tagline: Somebody has to buy the Last Round
Overview: A BELFAST STORY explores life after terrorism. Set in a city which has weathered hundreds of years of hatred, 30 years of bombs, and a war without winners, just victims. A new era brings new risks. There is peace, but that can also be deadly.
How it feels: Dark, bleak, tense and melancholic. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Justice, revenge, guilt, corruption
Content: Strong violence and language. Mild gore. No sexual content.
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Tone: darkstrength 3 of 3
bleakstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: justice
revenge
guilt
corruption
morality
Places: big city
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: procedural
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language strong
Violence strong
Sex none