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Belfast Film Festival · 2026

Belfast Film Festival 2026

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4 films · 1 review

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A Man Of His Time (Notre Salut)

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There exists no safe ground when you are part of a regime that uses fear and threats as casual tools.

Anne-Katrin Titze · 3 out of 5
Historical drama set against a backdrop of Vichy France as a man strives to help France's renewal.

(Country: Belgium, France; Year: 2026; Director: Emmanuel Marre; Writer: Emmanuel Marre; Stars: Swann Arlaud, Sandrine Blancke, Mathieu Perotto)

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Master

A once popular, idealistic teacher and activist gets elected an undergoes a dramatic change after he is caught up with a proposal to replace a slum with a luxury resort.

(Country: Bangladesh; Year: 2026; Director: Rezwan Shahriar Sumit; Writer: Sabbir Hossain Shovon, Rezwan Shahriar Sumit; Stars: Nasir Uddin Khan, Azmeri Haque Badhon, Zakia Bari Momo)

A Prayer For The Dying

In a rural Wisconsin town in 1870, Sheriff Jacob Hansen—a man still haunted by the Civil War—is pushed to his psychological limits when a deadly plague sweeps through his community and encroaching wildfires close in.

(Country: Norway, Greece, UK, Sweden; Year: 2026; Director: Dara Van Dusen; Writer: Stewart O'Nan, Dara Van Dusen; Stars: Johnny Flynn, John C Reilly, Kristine Kujath Thorp, Gustav Lindh, Hilton Pelser, Andrew Whipp)

Yesterday The Eye Didn't Sleep

In a valley shrouded in fog and tribal codes, two sisters go into the night as an offering. Between blood, memories and silences, they try to contain the fire that threatens to spread.

(Country: Palestinian Territories, Belgium, Lebanon, Qatar, Saudi Arabia; Year: 2026; Director: Rakan Mayasi; Writer: Rakan Mayasi, Wahid Ajmi, Pôl Seif; Stars: Rim Al Mawla, Jawaher Al Mawla, Yasser Al Mawla)