The 2023 edition of the Belfast Film Festival opens with Andrew Haigh’s All of Us Strangers and closes with Yorgos Lanthimos' Poor Things. Guests include John Sayles and Maggie Renzi.

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The festival runs from 2 to 11 November.

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Poor Things
Poor Things
The story of a young woman who has been brought back to life.
Heaven Scent
Heaven Scent
The mysterious poisoning of a detective friend leads Kent, a retired English teacher, on the search for a transforming perfume that could shape the political and religious stability of Northern Ireland.
Anatomy Of A Fall
Anatomy Of A Fall
A woman is accused of her husband's murder.
Inside The Yellow Cocoon Shell
Inside The Yellow Cocoon Shell
A man has to return his sister-in-law's body to her hometown after an accident while, along with his nephew, he searches for his long-lost brother.
The Zone Of Interest
The Zone Of Interest
The daily lives of the Höss family outside the walls of Auschwitz.
Fingernails
Fingernails
A woman who is increasingly unsure about her relationship secretly embarks on a new assignment working at a mysterious institute designed to incite and test the presence of romantic love in increasingly desperate couples.
Fallen Leaves
Fallen Leaves
The course of potential love does not run smooth for shelf-stacker and a metal worker.
Do Not Expect Too Much Of The End of the World
Do Not Expect Too Much Of The End of the World
Overworked and underpaid, Angela drives around the city of Bucharest to film the casting for a 'safety at work video' commissioned by a multinational company. When one of the interviewees reveals the company’s liability in his accident, a scandal erupts.
City Of Wind
City Of Wind
A teenage shaman finds his life shifting after he meets a girl.
In Camera
In Camera
An actor struggles with the various roles he is juggling in life.
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