Belfast Film Festival 2024

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Armand Armand
Armand and Rumours
Armand (Country: Norway; Year: 2024; Director: Halfdan Ullmann Tøndel; Writer: Halfdan Ullmann Tøndel; Stars: Renate Reinsve, Ellen Dorrit Petersen, Øystein Røger, Endre Hellestveit, Thea Lambrechts Vaulen, Vera Veljovic-Jovanovic, Loke Nikolaisen)
A mother is called into her child's infant school after he faces an accusation.
La Cocina (Country: Mexico, US; Year: 2024; Director: Alonso Ruizpalacios; Writer: Alonso Ruizpalacios, Arnold Wesker; Stars: Rooney Mara, Oded Fehr, John Pyper-Ferguson, Laura Gómez, James Waterston, Spenser Granese, Finnerty Steeves, Raúl Briones, Kerry Ardra, Leo James Davis, Lee R Sellars, Motell Gyn Foster, Pía Laborde-Noguez, Anna Díaz, Eduardo Olmos)
It’s the lunch rush at The Grill in Manhattan, and money has gone missing from the till. All the undocumented cooks are being investigated, and Pedro is the prime suspect...
Flow (Year: 2024; Director: Gints Zilbalodis)
Animated adventure about a group of animals who must work together to survive.
Grand Tour (Country: Portugal, Italy, France, Germany, Japan, China; Year: 2024; Director: Miguel Gomes; Writer: Telmo Churro, Maureen Fazendeiro, Miguel Gomes, Mariana Ricardo, Babu Targino; Stars: Jani Zhao, Gonçalo Waddington, João Pedro Vaz, Teresa Madruga, Manuela Couto, Crista Alfaiate, Lang Khê Tran, Diogo Dória, Cláudio da Silva, Américo Silva, João Pedro Bénard, Jorge Andrade, Joana Bárcia, André Lourido, Giacomo Leone)
The travels of a civil servant after he runs away from his finacee.
Hard Truths (Country: UK, Spain; Year: 2024; Director: Mike Leigh; Writer: Mike Leigh; Stars: Marianne Jean-Baptiste, Bryony Miller, Michele Austin, Llewella Gideon, David Webber, Tuwaine Barrett, Elliot Edusah, Tiwa Lade, Ani Nelson, Felicita Ramundo)
Life's a constant struggle for Pansy. Racked with physical and mental pain, her dealings with the world are channeled through anger and confrontation - only her sister understands and is able to help her.
Hard Truths Hard Truths
Hard Truths and A Real Pain
King Baby (Country: UK, France, Canada; Year: 2024; Director: Kit Redstone, Arran Shearing; Writer: Kit Redstone, Arran Shearing; Stars: Neil Chinneck, Graham Dickson, Jasmine Albuquerque, Ryan Spencer)
Surreal comedy sees a king and his servant carve themselves a queen.
Nightbitch (Country: US; Year: 2024; Director: Marielle Heller; Writer: Marielle Heller, Rachel Yoder; Stars: Amy Adams, Scoot McNairy, Zoë Chao, Jessica Harper, Mary Holland, Kerry O'Malley, Ella Thomas, Laura Meadows, Roslyn Gentle, Michaela Baham, Stacey Swift, Michael Andrew Baker, Adrienne Rose White, Preston Galli, Garrett C. Phillips)
Feminist fable about motherhood.
The Other Way Around (Volveréis) (Country: Spain; Year: 2024; Director: Jonás Trueba; Writer: Jonás Trueba; Stars: Itsaso Arana, Vito Sanz)
Relationship comedy sees a couple through a gathering to celebrate their break-up.
A Real Pain (Country: US; Year: 2024; Director: Jesse Eisenberg; Writer: Jesse Eisenberg; Stars: Kieran Culkin, Jennifer Grey, Jesse Eisenberg, Will Sharpe, Ellora Torchia, Liza Sadovy, Kurt Egyiawan)
Mismatched cousins David and Benji reunite for a tour through Poland to honor their beloved grandmother. The adventure takes a turn when the pair's old tensions resurface against the backdrop of their family history.
Rumours (Country: Canada, Germany; Year: 2024; Director: Evan Johnson, Galen Johnson, Guy Maddin; Writer: Evan Johnson; Stars: Alicia Vikander, Cate Blanchett, Charles Dance, Takehiro Hira, Nikki Amuka-Bird, Denis Ménochet, Roy Dupuis, Zlatko Buric, Ralph Berkin, Rolando Ravello, Alexa Kennedy, Tomi Kosynus)
World leaders become stranded in the woods during a G7 summit.
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