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‘Belfast’s Ciarán Hinds On Revisiting His Irish Upbringing During The Troubles With Branagh’s “Beautiful Bits Of Mixing Between Truth And Art”

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When Ciarán Hinds accepted the role of ‘Pa’ in Kenneth Branagh’s fictionalized memoir Belfast, he felt honored to step into the writer-director’s personal story, and to be cast opposite Judi Dench.

Belfast centers around Buddy—played by breakout Jude Hill—a character based upon Branagh’s young self, growing up during the Troubles in Northern Ireland.

Hinds would essentially be playing a version of Branagh’s own father—a tough call for even the most skilled actor. But fortunately, he had something of an ace in his pocket given that he grew up just down the street from Branagh.DEADLINE: You didn’t really know Kenneth before making this film.

How did he approach you?CIARÁN HINDS: I’m 68, Ken’s just turned 60. He’s a young whipper snapper. And

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