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Belfast Film Festival · 2026

Belfast Film Festival 2026

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5 films · 2 reviews

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Faraway Home

The story of two young Jewish children sent by their parents away from Nazi-occupied Austria during World War Two, on the Kindertransport, to a refugee farm in Northern Ireland.

(Country: Ireland, UK, Austria; Year: 2026; Director: Terry Loane; Writer: Stephen Gibson, Clare Sera, Marilyn Taylor; Stars: Leo Alonso-Kallscheuer, Michiel Huisman, Iddo Goldberg, Antojn Lesser, Anna Bederke, Alexander Finkenwirth, Eileen O'Higgins, Flora Montgomerey, Geraldine McAlinden)

Journacide: The War On Truth

Review preview for Journacide: The War On Truth

Having set the stage in the first half, Murray spends the latter part of the film telling personal stories.

Jennie Kermode · 4 out of 5
As of early May 2026, over 260 journalists and media workers have been killed in Gaza since October 7, 2023. The UN and various organisations have described this as the deadliest conflict for journalists in history. With Israel’s new surge of ethnic cleansing in South Lebanon the total has now reached 28 for the same period.

(Country: Ireland; Year: 2026; Director: Seán Murray; Stars: Seán Murray, Ali Shoeib, Fatima Ftouni, Mohamed Ftouni)

Full review See: Interview with Seán Murray about Journacide: The War On Truth

Our House

The story of a recovering addict who arrives late for his mother's wake, causing tensions to arise within the family.

(Country: UK; Year: 2026; Director: Peter Young; Writer: Peter Young; Stars: Michael Shea, Hannah McClean, Andy Doherty, Colin Connor, Kelli Quinn, Carol Moore, Paddy Jenkins)

You'll Never Believe Who's Dead

An Irish family gathers for Christmas and discusses a local robbery. After debating how they'd pull off a better heist, they unintentionally end up testing their plan in reality.

(Country: Ireland, UK; Year: 2026; Director: Dallan Shovlin; Writer: Dallan Shovlin; Stars: Peter Claffey, Ruth Codd, Michael Colgan, Michelle Fairley, Simone Kirby, Jacob McCarthy, Eoin O'Dubhghaill, Ardal O'Hanlon, Stephen Rae)