Belfast was a lockdown project written by Branagh during a quiet time but also driven by the memories that surfaced of a much earlier lockdown in which barricades blocked streets and children were told to stay indoors.
Branagh, who directs but does not appear in the film, lived in the Tiger’s Bay area of Belfast, a Protestant enclave that as The Troubles worsened recruited vigilante gangs to get rid of the Catholic families who lived among them.
