before we ran over the scenes in the audition process was to put a lot of myself into the character and don t playjust an exact replica of what i think buddy is. put a lot of myself into it. and me and buddy can relate a lot. we both love football, we both love movies. and i put a lot of myself into the character and kenneth branagh definitely urged us all to do a bit of that. but kenneth branagh was most keen to impress the audience. and in particular, the people of belfast. as good an audience as any you will find in the world. they are sharp witted, they are generous, they are kind. but they will tell you what they think. so, what did they think at a screening in the city last night? i thought it was great. it was very poignant. it resembles a time that a lot of us, a lot of our parents experienced. i thought it was very good, yes. you know, you think back to it and you think, well,
brenner s movie, it was the dynamics in this area at the time which was overwhelmingly protestant but you would have a sprinkling of catholic families within those, the walls hadn t gone up in the way that we know them today so what we have in them today so what we have in the movie is essentially a purging of catholic families from a predominantly protestant district. ., :: , ., district. into the 19705 and be ond district. into the 19705 and beyond the district. into the 19705 and beyond the city district. into the 19705 and beyond the city becomes i district. into the 19705 and i beyond the city becomes ever more turbulent as the troubles as they were known tightened their grip. thousands of families left their homes and at the same time kenneth brenner s father was offered a job in housing in england. so there was a decision to be made. , ., ., , ., made. there is a house that noes made. there is a house that goes with made. there is a house that goes with it. made. there
left their homes and, at the same time, kenneth branagh s father was offered a job and housing in england. so there was a decision to be made. there s a house that goes with it. we get it rent free. it sounds like they really want you. it was, i think, very meaningful to me to just try and put myself in their shoes, particularly to know the kind of sacrifice it was for them. there was really no question, frankly, that none of us wanted to leave belfast. none of us did. some of the cast, jamie dornan, ciaran hinds and the young jude hill, are from northern ireland. one of the things that he told me before we ran over the scenes in the audition process was to put a lot of myself into the character and don t playjust an exact replica of what i think buddy is. put a lot of myself into it. and me and buddy can relate a lot. we both love football,