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A Belfast Story is a 2013 Irish crime film written and directed by Nathan Todd and starring Colm Meaney. It is Todd's directorial debut.[1]

A Belfast Story
Directed by	Nathan Todd
Written by	Nathan Todd
Produced by	John Todd
Starring	Colm Meaney
Cinematography	Peter Holland
Edited by	John Wright
Music by	Nick Glennie-Smith Mac Quayle
Release date	September 20, 2013 (2013-09-20)
Running time	99 minutes
Country	Northern Ireland
Language	English

Plot

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Cast

• Colm Meaney as Detective
• Malcolm Sinclair as Chief Constable
• Maggie Cronin as Sinead
• Tommy O'Neill as First Minister Owen McKenna
• Damien Hasson as Damien
• Patrick Rocks as Eammon
• Peter O'Toole as Alley victim

Reception

The film received negative reviews and has a 14% "Rotten" rating on Rotten Tomatoes.[2]

Stephen Dalton of The Hollywood Reporter wrote in his review, "Nathan Todd attempts something similar in his debut feature, a murder mystery with political overtones, but his inexperience lets him down badly." He also added, "not even [Meaney's] heavyweight gravitas can save A Belfast Story from its weak script, sluggish pacing and one-dimensional characters."[3]

Steve Rose of The Guardian gave the film 2 stars out of 5 and wrote, "the plot scatters too many pieces about, putting the film's star off screen for long stretches."[4]

Controversy

A month before its release, the film garnered controversy in Great Britain for the filmmakers' publicity stunt of sending a nail bomb kit to the media to promote the film.[3][5] Nathan Todd later issued an apology.[6]

References

External links

• A Belfast Story at IMDb
• A Belfast Story at Rotten Tomatoes

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